Luzula spicata
Spiked Wood Rush, Spiked Woodrush
Also known as: Gymnoides spicata (L.) Fourr. +3 more
- Gymnoides spicata (L.) Fourr.
- Juncoides spicatum (L.) Coville
- Juncus thyrsiflorus Vest ex Roem. & Schult., 1829
- Luzula spicata var. spicata
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Juncaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.
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Luzula spicata (commonly known as Spiked Wood-rush) is a rush belonging to the Juncaceae family. Naturally occurring in Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Europe, and North America, this species is primarily associated with subalpine or subarctic conditions. There are naturally occurring subspecies of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Cold
Plant Type
Rush
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, EUROPE, NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caucasus, China, Eastern Canada, Eastern Europe, Indian Subcontinent, Middle Asia, Middle Europe, Mongolia, Northeastern U.S.A., Northern Africa, Northern Europe, Northwestern U.S.A., Siberia, South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern Europe, Southwestern Europe, Southwestern U.S.A., Subarctic America, Western Asia, Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Afghanistan, Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Aleutian Is., Altay, Arizona, Austria, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, California, China South-Central, Colorado, Corse, Czechoslovakia, East European Russia, Finland, France, Føroyar, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Greenland, Iceland, Idaho, Iran, Irkutsk, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kirgizistan, Krasnoyarsk, Labrador, Maine, Manitoba, Mongolia, Montana, Morocco, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, Newfoundland, North Caucasus, North European Russia, Northwest Territories, Norway, Oregon, Pakistan, Poland, Québec, Romania, Sardegna, Spain, Svalbard, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Tuva, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vermont, Washington, West Himalaya, West Siberia, Xinjiang, Yugoslavia, Yukon
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms