Kingdom Plantae Family Juncaceae Rank Species | Order Poales Genus Luzula | |
 | ||
Similar Luzula parviflora, Luzula nivalis, Luzula comosa, Luzula spicata | ||
Luzula arcuata is a species of flowering plant in the rush family Juncaceae with the common name curved wood-rush. The plant is native to mountains of northern Europe, north-western and north-eastern Asia and north-western North America.
Contents
Description
Luzula arcuata is a short (up to 10 cm), tufted, shortly rhizomatous, grass-like perennial herb. The longer flower stalks droop, curving downwards.
Distribution
It has a very local distribution, confined to open ground and mountain summit plateaux that are sufficiently exposed to be kept snow-free. Its native distribution includes Iceland, Svalbard, northern Norway and Scottish mountains and mountains of Western North America and the Kamchatka peninsula.
References
Luzula arcuata Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA