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).

Other Latin names:  Juncus sylvaticus Huds.

References:

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