Luzula multiflora subsp. multiflora

IntroducedIllustrated
Synonyms: Luzula multiflora var. acadiensis Fernald
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 22.

Cauline leaves 2–3, not or only barely overlapping; proximal inflorescence bract equal to barely exceeding inflorescence. Tepals: outer and inner whorl straw-colored to brown, 2.8-3.6 mm, apex pointed. Capsules pale to brown, shorter than tepals. Seeds 1.1–1.5 mm; caruncle 0.3–0.6 mm. 2n = 24.


Phenology: Flowering and fruiting spring–summer.
Habitat: Sparsely scattered in fields, meadows, open woods, ditches and clearings
Elevation: 50–800 m

Distribution

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Introduced; St. Pierre and Miquelon, Alta., B.C., Man., N.B., Nfld. and Labr. (Nfld.), N.S., Ont., P.E.I., Que., Sask., Conn., Del., D.C., Ga., Idaho, Ill., Ind., Iowa, Ky., Maine, Md., Mass., Mich., Minn., Mo., Mont., N.H., N.J., N.Y., N.C., Ohio, Oreg., Pa., R.I., S.Dak., Tenn., Vt., Va., Wash., W.Va., Wis., Wyo., Eurasia

Discussion

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"+timesfilamentlength" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property.

persistent +
pointed +
Janice Coffey Swab +
(Ehrhart) Lejeune +
3.5 cm35 mm <br />0.035 m <br /> (12 cm120 mm <br />0.12 m <br />) +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (?) +  and 0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (?) +
Juncus. multiflorus +
channeled;flat +
pale +  and brown +
conspicuous;barely visible +
0.03 cm0.3 mm <br />3.0e-4 m <br /> (0.06 cm0.6 mm <br />6.0e-4 m <br />) +
exceeding inflorescences +  and equaling +
10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br /> (40 cm400 mm <br />0.4 m <br />) +
St. Pierre and Miquelon +, Alta. +, B.C. +, Man. +, N.B. +, Nfld. and Labr. (Nfld.) +, N.S. +, Ont. +, P.E.I. +, Que. +, Sask. +, Conn. +, Del. +, D.C. +, Ga. +, Idaho +, Ill. +, Ind. +, Iowa +, Ky. +, Maine +, Md. +, Mass. +, Mich. +, Minn. +, Mo. +, Mont. +, N.H. +, N.J. +, N.Y. +, N.C. +, Ohio +, Oreg. +, Pa. +, R.I. +, S.Dak. +, Tenn. +, Vt. +, Va. +, Wash. +, W.Va. +, Wis. +, Wyo. +  and Eurasia +
50–800 m +
in dense clusters +  and inserted +
headlike +
Sparsely scattered in fields, meadows, open woods, ditches and clearings +
multicellular +
3 +  and 1 +
green;brown or purplish black +
persistent +
Flowering and fruiting spring–summer. +
parietal +  and axile +
Flore des Environs de Spa +
globose;ovoid +
0.11 cm1.1 mm <br />0.0011 m <br /> (0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br />) +
green;brown or purplish black +
persistent +
Introduced +  and Illustrated +
generally longer +
0.08 cm0.8 mm <br />8.0e-4 m <br /> (0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br />) +
not persistent +
Luzula multiflora var. acadiensis +
Luzula multiflora subsp. multiflora +
Luzula multiflora +
subspecies +
pale-brown +  and chestnut-brown +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
indistinct +
herb +  and cespitose +