OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Luzula echinata   FAMILY Juncaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Luzula echinata   FAMILY Juncaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Luzula echinata

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America

Luzula echinata

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 040-02-004:

Luzula echinata   FAMILY Juncaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)

Luzula campestris var. echinata

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Juncoides echinatum

 

COMMON NAME:
Hedgehog Woodrush, Spreading Woodrush


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image of Luzula echinata, Hedgehog Woodrush, Spreading Woodrush

JK Marlow    jkm120310_210212

March    Spartanburg County    SC

Hairy basal leaves and flowering stems, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

image of Luzula echinata, Hedgehog Woodrush, Spreading Woodrush

JK Marlow    jkm160326_122

March    Laurens County    SC

image of Luzula echinata, Hedgehog Woodrush, Spreading Woodrush

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March    Laurens County    SC

image of Luzula echinata, Hedgehog Woodrush, Spreading Woodrush

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March    Laurens County    SC

Flowers in dense clusters (glomerules); glomerules capitate to broadly ovoid, per Weakley's Flora (2015).

image of Luzula echinata, Hedgehog Woodrush, Spreading Woodrush

JK Marlow    jkm160326_133

March    Laurens County    SC

image of Luzula echinata, Hedgehog Woodrush, Spreading Woodrush

JK Marlow    jkm160326_138

March    Laurens County    SC

image of Luzula echinata, Hedgehog Woodrush, Spreading Woodrush

JK Marlow    jkm200310_3094

March    Spartanburg County    SC

image of Luzula echinata, Hedgehog Woodrush, Spreading Woodrush

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March    Spartanburg County    SC

image of Luzula echinata, Hedgehog Woodrush, Spreading Woodrush

JK Marlow    jkm170401_409

April    McCormick County    SC

Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve

image of Luzula echinata, Hedgehog Woodrush, Spreading Woodrush

JK Marlow    jkm170401_411

April    McCormick County    SC

Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve

Luzula leaf blades flat & ciliate (vs. Juncus either flat or terete, glabrous), per Weakley's Flora.

image of Luzula echinata, Hedgehog Woodrush, Spreading Woodrush

JK Marlow    jkm190416_7493

April    Greenville County    SC

Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area

image of Luzula echinata, Hedgehog Woodrush, Spreading Woodrush

JK Marlow    jkm210413_9512

April    Greenville County    SC

Blackwell Heritage Preserve

image of Luzula echinata, Hedgehog Woodrush, Spreading Woodrush

JK Marlow    jkm210413_9515

April    Greenville County    SC

Blackwell Heritage Preserve

Inflorescence branches divergent, at least some widely spreading, per Weakley's Flora (2015).

image of Luzula echinata, Hedgehog Woodrush, Spreading Woodrush

JK Marlow    jkm220409_6583

April    Pickens County    SC

Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Luzula echinata   FAMILY Juncaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Luzula echinata   FAMILY Juncaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Luzula echinata

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Luzula echinata

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 040-02-004:
Luzula echinata   FAMILY Juncaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Luzula campestris var. echinata

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Juncoides echinatum

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

874

Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial

Habitat: Mesic to dry forests, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common (uncommon in GA Coastal Plain)

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LEAVES:
Simple
Basal & alternate

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Greenish/ Straw/ Brown
Radially symmetrical
3 sepals
3 petals
6 stamens
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Straw/Brown
Capsule

 

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