Luzula divaricata

Luzula divaricata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Juncaceae
Genus: Luzula
Species: L. divaricata
Binomial name
Luzula divaricata
S.Watson

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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