Species: Luzula congesta
Heath Woodrush
Species
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Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Anthophyta
Class
Monocotyledoneae
Order
Juncales
Family
Juncaceae
Genus
Luzula
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Classification
Other Global Common Names
heath woodrush
Informal Taxonomy
Plants, Vascular - Flowering Plants - Rush Family
Formal Taxonomy
Plantae - Anthophyta - Monocotyledoneae - Juncales - Juncaceae - Luzula - A taxonomically questionable taxon in a very difficult species complex. Most North American plants are now classified in Luzula multiflora or in other species (see Kartesz checklist, 1994); Luzula congesta in the strict sense used by Kartesz is a rare exotic in North America, native only to Eurasia.
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G4Q
Global Status Last Reviewed
1991-08-08
Global Status Last Changed
1991-08-08
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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