Kingdom Plantae Family Juncaceae Scientific name Luzula divaricata Rank Species | Order Poales Genus Luzula Higher classification Luzula | |
Similar Luzula, Luzula comosa, Rushes, Luzula arcuata, Luzula parviflora | ||
Luzula divaricata is a species of flowering plant in the rush family known by the common name forked woodrush. It is native to the California, Nevada, and Alaska in the United States.
Luzula divaricata grows in the subalpine and alpine climates of high mountain ranges. It is a perennial herb with a thin, reddish stem reaching about 30 centimeters in maximum height surrounded by many grasslike leaves. The inflorescence is a tangled array of branches tipped with small reddish-brown spikelike flowers.
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