[The Rush Family East of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]
Woodrushes East of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington

The Genus Luzula

Spiked Woodrush: Luzula spicata

Curved Woodrush: Luzula arcuata ssp. unalaschcensis

Field Woodrush, Sweep's Brush: Luzula campestris (Synonym: Juncus campestris) - This is evidently the introduced european species of woodrush which is similar in appearance to common woodrush (Luzula multiflora ssp. multiflora) but is rhizomatous.

Pacific Woodrush: Luzula comosa (Synonyms: Luzula campestris var. congesta, Luzula comosa var. comosa, Luzula comosa var. laxa, Luzula congesta, Luzula multiflora ssp. congesta, Luzula multiflora var. comosa, Luzula multiflora var. congesta)

Hitchcock's Woodrush, Smooth Woodrush: Luzula hitchcockii (Synonyms: Luzula glabrata, Luzula glabrata var. hitchcockii)

Common Woodrush: Luzula multiflora ssp. multiflora (Synonyms: Juncus campestris, Luzula campestris, Luzula campestris var. congesta, Luzula campestris var. frigida, Luzula campestris var. multiflora, Luzula congesta, Luzula multiflora var. congesta, Luzula multiflora ssp. congesta, Luzula multiflora ssp. frigida, Luzula multiflora var. multiflora, Luzula subcongesta)

Sierra Woodrush: Luzula orestera

Small-flowered Woodrush: Luzula parviflora (Synonyms: Juncus parviflorus, Luzula divaricata, Luzula fastigiata, Luzula parviflora ssp. fastigiata, Luzula parviflora var. melanocarpa, Luzula parviflora ssp. melanocarpa, Luzula parviflora ssp. parviflora, Luzula parviflora var. parviflora)

Piper's Woodrush: Luzula piperi (Synonym: Luzula wahlenbergii)

Spiked Woodrush: Luzula spicata (Synonym: Juncus spicatus)

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