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Small-flower Woodrush
Luzula parviflora
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
hitchcock's wood-rushLuzula hitchcockii
Pacific WoodrushLuzula comosa
Hairy WoodrushLuzula pilosa
Piper's WoodrushLuzula piperi
Great WoodrushLuzula sylvatica
hairy woodrushLuzula acuminata
heath wood-rushLuzula multiflora
Wahlenberg's WoodrushLuzula wahlenbergii
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 8,546 |
|---|---|
| Canada | 3,166 |
| British Columbia | 1,261 |
| Washington | 735 |
| Quebec | 622 |
| Oregon | 471 |
| Colorado | 452 |
| Idaho | 404 |
| California | 278 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 255 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Grass-like growth formListed by a harvested source as having a graminoid or grass-like growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
- Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | monocots · Liliopsida |
| Order | grasses, sedges, cattails, and allies · Poales |
| Family | Rushes and Allies · Juncaceae |
| Genus | woodrushes · Luzula |
Study it in a deck
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: USDA PLANTS Characteristics (U.S. Government work / public domain)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Small-flower Woodrush with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.