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      - Order - Rushes - Juncales
        
        Family - Rushes - Juncaceae
        
        Species - Forked Woodrush - Luzula divaricata

Forked Woodrush - Luzula divaricata

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Global Rank: G5
State Rank: SNR
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General Description

Stems erect to ascending, 20–40 cm. Leaves glabrate; blades 3–7 mm wide. Inflorescence open with 1 to 2 flowers on tips of divaricately spreading to reflexed branches. Flowers: tepals acuminate, mucronate, green to tan, ca. 2 mm long; prophylls whitish to tan, sparsely ciliate. Capsules globose, ca.2 mm long (Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).

Range Comments

WA to MT south to CA. Known from Lincoln County (Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).

Habitat

Cedar-hemlock forests; valleys (Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).

References

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- Lesica, P., M.T. Lavin, and P.F. Stickney. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. Fort Worth, TX: BRIT Press. viii + 771 p.
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- Lesica, P., M.T. Lavin, and P.F. Stickney. 2022. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants, Second Edition. Fort Worth, TX: BRIT Press. viii + 779 p.
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Citation for data on this website:
Forked Woodrush — Luzula divaricata. Montana Field Guide. Montana Natural Heritage Program. Retrieved on April 18, 2024, from https://FieldGuide.mt.gov/speciesDetail.aspx?elcode=PMJUN02070