Luzula hitchcockii HΣmet-Ahti
Hitchcock's wood-rush
Juncaceae (Rush family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Hitchcock's wood-rush
Juncaceae (Rush family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Species Information
General:
Perennial herb with conspicuous rhizomes; stems 20-35 cm tall.
Leaves:
Flat, sparsely fringed with fine hairs only around the sheaths, about 5-15 cm long, 6-9 mm wide, with sharp tips, shorter than the stems.
Flowers:
Inflorescence open, loose, with flowers borne singly or in 2-flowered clusters, the stalks spreading, usually erect; perianth segments dark brown to chestnut-brown, 2.5-3 mm long, lanceolate, pointed, the inner about the same length as the outer; stamens 6; anthers 1.2-1.5 mm long, longer than the filaments.
Fruits:
Capsules, egg-shaped, pointed, longer than the perianth segments, 2.8-3.8 mm long, the beaks up to 1 mm long; seeds lopsided-ellipsoid, 1.3-1.6 mm long, lacking appendages.
Illustration
If more than one illustration is available for a species (e.g., separate illustrations were provided for two subspecies) then links to the separate images will be provided below. Note that individual subspecies or varietal illustrations are not always available.
Illustration Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia
Ecology
Ecological Framework for Luzula hitchcockii
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
| Site Information |
Value / Class |
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|
Avg |
Min |
Max |
|
| Elevation
(metres) |
1906 | 22 | 2555 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
30 | 0 | 250 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
268 | 0 | 360 |
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
3 | 0 | 7 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
C | ||
| #
of field plots species was recorded in: |
470 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
ESSF | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
AT(54), BAFA(3), CWH(5), ESSF(309), ICH(3), IMA(11), MH(2) | ||
|
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
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Habitat and Range
Dry to mesic meadows, shrubby slopes and open ridges in the subalpine and alpine zones; frequent in and E of the Coast-Cascade Mountains S of 52degreeN; E to AB and S to WY, ID and OR.Status Information
Synonyms
Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Luzula glabrata (Hoppe ex Rostk.) Desv.