General:
Perennial, loosely tufted herb from short rhizomes; stems 10-25 cm tall.

Leaves:
Flat or channeled, sparsely fringed with fine hairs, about 5-15 cm long, 1.5-3 mm wide, gradually tapering to sharp tips; basal sheaths reddish-brown, dull.

Flowers:
Inflorescence open, with 5 to 10, dark to blackish brown, dense clusters of 3 to 6 flowers on long, spreading stalks, the outer clusters on arching stalks; perianth segments brown, 2-3 mm long, narrowly lanceolate, pointed, the inner about the same length as the outer; stamens 6; anthers 0.4-0.6 mm long, about the same length as the filaments; bractlets strongly fringed with coarse hairs, nearly equal or sometimes surpassing the flowers; lower bract poorly developed.

Fruits:
Capsules, ellipsoid, pointed, shorter than the perianth segments; seeds cylindrical to egg-shaped, dark brown, 1-1.2 mm long, with minute appendages, with a few short threads at the base.

Source:  The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

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

Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Luzula arcuata var. unalaschcensis Buchenau
Luzula unalaschcensis (Buchenau) Satake