Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Luzula echinata
FAMILY
Juncaceae
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Read more about Hedgehog Woodrush at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Luzula echinata
FAMILY
Juncaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 040-02-004:
Luzula echinata
FAMILY
Juncaceae
COMMON NAME:
Hedgehog Woodrush, Spreading Woodrush
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JK Marlow jkm120310_210212
March Spartanburg County SC
Hairy basal leaves and flowering stems, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
JK Marlow jkm160326_129
March Laurens County SC
Flowers in dense clusters (glomerules); glomerules capitate to broadly ovoid, per Weakley's Flora (2015).
JK Marlow jkm170401_411
April McCormick County SC
Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve
Luzula leaf blades flat & ciliate (vs. Juncus either flat or terete, glabrous), per Weakley's Flora.
JK Marlow jkm210413_9515
April Greenville County SC
Blackwell Heritage Preserve
Inflorescence branches divergent, at least some widely spreading, per Weakley's Flora (2015).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Luzula echinata
FAMILY
Juncaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Luzula echinata
FAMILY
Juncaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 040-02-004:
Luzula echinata
FAMILY
Juncaceae