Luzula sylvatica (Huds.) Gaudin, Juncaceae

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Present on Pacific Islands?  no

Primarily a threat at high elevations?  no

Risk assessment results:  High risk, score: 7 (Go to the risk assessment)

Other Latin names:  Juncus sylvaticus Huds.

Common name(s): [more details]

English: great wood-rush

Habit:  rush

Description:  (description info not known by PIER)

Habitat/ecology:  (no habitat/ecology info known by PIER)

Propagation:  Seed

Native range:  Europe and eastern Asia (GRIN).

Additional information:
Additional online information about Luzula sylvatica is available from the Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk project (HEAR).

Information about Luzula sylvatica as a weed (worldwide references) may be available from the Global Compendium of Weeds (GCW).

Taxonomic information about Luzula sylvatica may be available from the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

References:

U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. 2009. National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Online searchable database.