Luzula multiflora
Common Wood Rush, Common Woodrush
Other regional names: Heath Wood Rush
- Heath Wood Rush
Also known as: Cyperella campestris var. multiflora (Ehrh.) MacMill. +12 more
- Cyperella campestris var. multiflora (Ehrh.) MacMill.
- Gymnoides multiflora (Ehrh.) Fourr.
- Juncoides campestris subsp. multiflora (Ehrh.) E.Sheld.
- Juncus campestris subsp. multiflorus Ehrh.
- Juncus multiflorus Ehrh.
- Luzula campestris subsp. multiflora (Ehrh.) Buchenau
- Luzula campestris var. multiflora (Ehrh.) Čelak.
- Luzula campestris var. multiflora (Ehrh.) Wimm. & Grab.
- Luzula intermedia subsp. multiflora (Ehrh.) Spenn.
- Luzula multiflora subsp. intermedia Koidz.
- Luzula multiflora subsp. tenuis Satake
- Luzula multiflora var. fusconigra Celak.
- Luzula sibirica subsp. vinogradovii M.M.Ivanova
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Juncaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.
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Luzula multiflora (commonly known as Common Wood-rush) is a rush belonging to the Juncaceae family. Naturally occurring in Africa, the Antarctic botanical region, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Europe, North America, and South America, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions. There are naturally occurring subspecies of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Rush
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ANTARCTIC, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, EUROPE, NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caucasus, Central America, China, Eastern Asia, Eastern Canada, Eastern Europe, Indian Subcontinent, Middle Asia, Middle Europe, Mongolia, North-Central U.S.A., Northeastern U.S.A., Northern Africa, Northern Europe, Northwestern U.S.A., Russian Far East, Siberia, Southeastern Europe, Southeastern U.S.A., Southern South America, Southwestern Europe, Subantarctic Islands, Subarctic America, Western Asia, Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Aleutian Is., Algeria, Altay, Amur, Argentina Northeast, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, Central European Russia, China North-Central, China South-Central, Chita, Connecticut, Corse, Costa Rica, Czechoslovakia, Delaware, Denmark, East European Russia, East Himalaya, Falkland Is., Finland, France, Føroyar, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Greenland, Hungary, Iceland, Illinois, Indiana, Inner Mongolia, Iowa, Iran, Ireland, Irkutsk, Italy, Japan, Kamchatka, Kazakhstan, Kentucky, Khabarovsk, Kirgizistan, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Krym, Kuril Is., Labrador, Magadan, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mongolia, Montana, Morocco, Nepal, Netherlands, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Newfoundland, North Caucasus, North Dakota, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Northwest Territories, Norway, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Poland, Portugal, Primorye, Prince Edward I., Québec, Romania, Sakhalin, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, South European Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Tennessee, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Tuva, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vermont, Virginia, West Himalaya, West Siberia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Xinjiang, Yakutskiya, Yugoslavia, Yukon
Introduced Range
Plants flagged as 'Introduced' have been transported outside their native historical range by human activity. While many are common ornamentals, some may become naturalized or invasive in local environments. Local ecological guidelines require verification prior to planting.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Azores, Canary Is., Kerguelen, Madeira, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Taiwan, Tasmania
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms