Luzula parviflora (Ehrh.) Desv.
small-flowered wood-rush (smallflowered woodrush)
Juncaceae (Rush family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
small-flowered wood-rush (smallflowered woodrush)
Juncaceae (Rush family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Species Information click to expand contents
General:
Perennial, loosely tufted herb from elongated rhizomes; stems 20-50 cm tall, green or slightly reddish at the base.
Leaves:
Flat, sparsely fringed with fine hairs at the base of the blades, shorter than the stems, about 5-15 cm long, 3-10 mm wide, the stem leaves (3) 4 or more, broadly linear to lanceolate, pointed, bluish or greyish-green, dull, thick to thin; basal sheaths green or slightly reddish.
Flowers:
Inflorescence loose, open, nodding, with flowers borne singly or in 2-flowered clusters, the stalks arched; perianth segments brown with distinct midribs, translucent, 1.8-2.3 mm long, lanceolate, pointed, the inner about the same length as the outer; stamens 6; anthers 0.4-0.6 mm long, about as long as or shorter than the filaments; bractlets entire to deeply cut, but never strongly fringed; bracts entire to slightly fringed.
Fruits:
Capsules, ellipsoid, usually blackish-brown, pointed, slightly longer than the perianth segments; seeds cylindrical, about 1.2 mm long, lacking appendages.
Illustration click to expand contents
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
USDA Species Characteristics click to expand contents
Flower Colour:
Green
Blooming Period:
Mid Summer
Fruit/Seed characteristics:
Colour: Brown
Present from Summer to Fall
Source: The USDA
Ecology click to expand contents
Ecological Framework for Luzula parviflora
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) |
1380 | 0 | 2575 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
25 | 0 | 420 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
201 | 0 | 360 |
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
4 | 0 | 8 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
C | ||
| #
of field plots species was recorded in: |
2765 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
ESSF | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
AT(35), BAFA(81), BWBS(16), CDF(8), CMA(5), CWH(665), ESSF(1508), ICH(45), IDF(9), IMA(33), MH(61), MS(65), PP(1), SBPS(7), SBS(19), SWB(61) | ||
|
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
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Habitat and Range click to expand contents
Dry to moist meadows, shrubby slopes and streambanks in the montane and subalpine zones; frequent in mountains throughout BC; circumpolar, N to AK, YT and NT, E to NF and S to NY, MI, WY and CA; Eurasia, Greenland.
Synonyms click to expand contents
Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Juncoides parviflorum (Ehrh.) Coville
Juncus melanocarpus Michx.
Juncus parviflorus Ehrh.
Luzula melanocarpa (Michx.) Desv.
Luzula parviflora subsp. divaricata (S. Watson) Hultén
Luzula parviflora subsp. fastigiata (E. Mey.) Hämet-Ahti
Luzula parviflora subsp. melanocarpa (Michx.) Tolm.
Luzula parviflora subsp. parviflora
Luzula parviflora var. divaricata (S. Watson) B. Boivin
Luzula parviflora var. melanocarpa (Michx.) Buch.