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Luzula acuminata
Also called Sharp Pointed Woodrush, Hairy Wood Rush
Luzula acuminata, the hairy woodrush, is a species of perennial flowering plant in the rush family, Juncaceae, that is native to the Eastern United States and Canada. 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.
In the United States, this plant is commonly found in many central and eastern states. This range includes states from Maine to Florida, and west to Wisconsin, South Dakota, and Louisiana. This species is an understory plant of mesic to dry forests. Luzula acuminata is found in deciduous woodlands, mixed deciduous-evergreen woodlands, wooded bluffs, ravines, or forest clearings. Luzula acuminata grow in USDA hardiness zones 3–8. Luzula acuminata is closely associated with Luzula acuminata var. carolinae (Carolina Woodrush), Luzula luzuloides ssp. luzuloides (Oak-Forest Woodrush), Luzula echinata (Spreading Woodrush), Luzula bulbosa (Bulbous Woodrush), and Luzula multiflora var. multiflora (Common Woodrush).
Luzula acuminata provides forage for various wildlife, deer and other small mammals. Landscapers use this plant due to its eye-catching appearance and its ability to be very successful in shaded areas. Hairy woodrush is also used for control soil erosion due to a very dense and fibrous root system.
Alpine woodrush · Curved woodrush · Field woodrush · Luzula canariensis · Pacific woodrush · Northern woodrush · Luzula crinita · Forked woodrush · Sourthern woodrush · Hawai'i woodrush · Hitchcock's Smooth Woodrush · Luzula longiflora
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Luzula acuminata by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
