Luzula acuminata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Juncaceae |
Genus: | Luzula |
Species: | L. acuminata
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Binomial name | |
Luzula acuminata |
Luzula acuminata, the hairy woodrush, [1] is a species of perennial flowering plant in the rush family, Juncaceae, that is native to the Eastern United States and Canada. [2] It is 6–47 centimetres (2.4–18.5 in) tall with its basal leaves being of 6–39 centimetres (2.4–15.4 in) high and 2–11 millimetres (0.079–0.433 in) in diameter. It has cauline leaves are 2.5–11.5 centimetres (0.98–4.53 in) tall and 2–5 millimetres (0.079–0.197 in) wide. [3]