Luzula piperi (Coville) M.E. Jones
Piper's wood-rush
Juncaceae (Rush family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Piper's wood-rush
Juncaceae (Rush family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Species Information
General:
Perennial, loosely tufted herb from short rhizomes; stems bluish-green, 20-40 cm tall.
Leaves:
Mostly basal, flat, sparsely fringed with fine hairs only around the sheaths, about 5-15 cm long, 3-5 mm wide, with sharp tips, shorter than the stems, the stem leaves 3, up to 5 mm wide.
Flowers:
Inflorescence loose, open, nodding, with flowers borne singly or in 2-flowered clusters, the stalks arched; perianth segments dark brown with distinct midribs, 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; bracts and bractlets strongly fringed with long, curly hairs.
Fruits:
Capsules, ellipsoid, pointed, longer than the perianth segments, brown; seeds cylindrical, 1-1.2 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 piperi
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 |
||
|
Avg |
Min |
Max |
|
| Elevation
(metres) |
1962 | 12 | 2605 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
27 | 0 | 220 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
163 | 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: |
612 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
ESSF | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
AT(98), BAFA(70), BWBS(2), CMA(32), CWH(2), ESSF(307), ICH(1), IMA(45), MH(4), MS(4), SWB(12) | ||
|
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
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Habitat and Range
Moist meadows, shrubby slopes, streambanks and thickets in the subalpine and alpine zones; frequent throughout BC in and E of the Coast-Cascade Mountains; amphiberingian, N to AK and YT, E to AB and S to CO and N CA; E Asia.Status Information
Synonyms
Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Juncoides piperi Coville
Luzula wahlenbergii Rupr.
Luzula wahlenbergii subsp. piperi (Coville) Hultén