Luzula parviflora Calflora

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Taxon Report

Luzula parviflora (Ehrh.) Desv.

Small flowered wood rush, Smallflowered woodrush

2022 Dana York

2019 David Greenberger

2008 Louis-M. Landry

2005 George W. Hartwell

2012 Aaron Arthur

Luzula parviflora is a perennial grasslike herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.


	Plant Range Observation Search (307 records) Plant Characteristics

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Subspecies and Varieties:
... ssp. fastigiata ... ssp. parviflora
Genus:	Luzula
Family:	Juncaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Monocot
Jepson eFlora section: monocot

Wetlands: Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest, Subalpine Forest, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Juncoides parviflorum
PLANTS	Juncus melanocarpus
PLANTS	Juncus parviflorus
PLANTS	Luzula melanocarpa
PLANTS	Luzula parviflora ssp. melanocarpa
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Information about Luzula parviflora from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (LUPA4) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2023. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 12/03/2023).