PLANTS Profile for Luzula congesta (heath woodrush)

Name Search
name search type enter a search name
	State Search
	Advanced Search
	Search Help


	Alternative Crops
	Characteristics
	Classification
	Cover Crops
	Culturally Significant
	Distribution Update
	Documentation
	Fact Sheets & Plant Guides
	Introduced, Invasive, and Noxious Plants
	Links
	Threatened & Endangered
	Wetland Indicator Status



	40,000+ Plant Images
	Submit Your Digital Images



	Complete PLANTS Checklist
	State PLANTS Checklist
	Advanced Search Download
	Symbols for Unknown Plants
	NRCS State GSAT Lists
	NRCS State Plants Lists



	Crop Nutrient Tool
	Ecological Site Information System
	PLANTS Identification Keys
	Plant Materials Web Site
	Plant Materials Publications
	USDA Plant Hardiness Map

Printer-Friendly

PLANTS Profile

Luzula congesta (Thuill.) Lej.
heath woodrush

Symbol:

LUCO8

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Juncaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48

More Information:

Images:
Luzula congesta (Thuill.) Lej.

See all the Luzula thumbnails at the PLANTS Gallery

Synonyms:
Luzula congesta (Thuill.) Lej.

	LUCAC6	Luzula campestris (L.) DC. var. congesta (Thuill.) E. Mey.
	LUCOC2	Luzula comosa E. Mey. var. congesta (Thuill.) S. Watson
	LUMUC3	Luzula multiflora (Ehrh.) Lej. ssp. congesta (Thuill.) Hyl.
	LUMUC4	Luzula multiflora (Ehrh.) Lej. var. congesta (Thuill.) W.D.J. Koch

Distribution:
Luzula congesta (Thuill.) Lej.


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (MA, ME, VT)

Related Taxa:
Luzula congesta (Thuill.) Lej.

View 2 genera in Juncaceae, 29 species in Luzula

Classification:
Luzula congesta (Thuill.) Lej.

Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS Classification Report.


Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Commelinidae
Order	Juncales
Family	Juncaceae – Rush family
Genus	Luzula DC. – woodrush
Species	Luzula congesta (Thuill.) Lej. – heath woodrush

Introduced Information:
Luzula congesta (Thuill.) Lej.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

Scientific Name=	A \| B \| C \| D \| E \| F \| G \| H \| I \| J \| K \| L \| M \| N \| O \| P \| Q \| R \| S \| T \| U \| V \| W \| X \| Y \| Z \| all
Common Name=	A \| B \| C \| D \| E \| F \| G \| H \| I \| J \| K \| L \| M \| N \| O \| P \| Q \| R \| S \| T \| U \| V \| W \| X \| Y \| Z \| all

More Accounts and Images:
Luzula congesta (Thuill.) Lej.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 503591.

Time Generated: 05/24/2013 07:56 AM CDT