Luzula forsteri, commonly known as southern wood-rush,[1] is a species of perennial plant in Juncaceae family that is native to Europe, north Africa and western Asia. There is a record of it having been collected at Salem, Oregon in 1910.[2]

Luzula forsteri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Juncaceae
Genus: Luzula
Species:
L. forsteri
Binomial name
Luzula forsteri
Synonyms

Juncus forsteri Sm.

The species was named for Edward Forster the Younger (1765–1849).[3]

References

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  1. ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  2. ^ "Luzula forsteri (Sm.) DC". USDA. PLANTS Profile. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
  3. ^ James Edward Smith. Flora Britannica. 1804. vol. 3: p. 1359