Luzula nivalis

Luzula nivalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Juncaceae
Genus: Luzula
Species:
L. nivalis
Binomial name
Luzula nivalis
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Juncoides arcticum (Blytt) Coville
  • Juncoides nivalis (Laest.) Coville
  • Juncus campestris var. nivalis (Laest.) Sommerf.
  • Luzula arcuata var. hookeriana Trautv.
  • Luzula arctica Blytt
  • Luzula campestris var. nivalis Laest.
  • Luzula tolmatchewii Kuvaev

Luzula nivalis, commonly known as arctic wood-rush [1] or less commonly as snowy wood-rush[3][4] (both names are used with or without hyphenation), is a species of perennial rush native to the North American Arctic and Northern Europe.[5] It was described by Polunin (1940) as one of the most abundant, ubiquitous, and ecologically important of all arctic plants.[6]

  1. ^ a b "Arctic Woodrush - Luzula nivalis". Encyclopedia of Life. Archived from the original on 5 December 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
  2. ^ "Luzula nivalis (Laest.) Spreng". eMonocot. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
  3. ^ "Luzula nivalis (Laest.) Spreng". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. GBIF. Archived from the original on 13 December 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
  4. ^ "Snowy Wood-rush (Luzula nivalis) (All Things Plants)". All Things Plants. Archived from the original on 13 December 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
  5. ^ "Plants Profile for Luzula arctica (arctic woodrush)". PLANTS Profile. United States Department of Agriculture. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference candatin arctic archipelago flora was invoked but never defined (see the help page).