Luzula forsteri

Luzula forsteri
Luzula forsteri.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Juncaceae
Genus: Luzula
Species: L. forsteri
Binomial name
Luzula forsteri
(Sm.) DC.
Synonyms

Juncus forsteri Sm.

Luzula forsteri, commonly known as southern wood-rush,[1] is a species of perennial plant in Juncaceae family that is native to Europe, north Africa and western Asia. There is a record of it having been collected at Salem, Oregon in 1910.[2]

The species was named for Edward Forster the Younger (1765–1849).[3]

References

  1. "BSBI List 2007". Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-02-25. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  2. "Luzula forsteri (Sm.) DC.". USDA. PLANTS Profile. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
  3. James Edward Smith. Flora Britannica. 1804. vol. 3: p. 1359


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