[Wood-rushes: The Genus Luzula in Mt. Adams Country]

Large-anthered Woodrush, Prairie Woodrush

Luzula macrantha

Synonyms: Juncoides comosa var. macrantha, Luzula campestris var. macrantha, Luzula comosa var. macrantha

Inflorescence of Large-anthered Woodrush, Prairie Woodrush: Luzula macrantha (Synonyms: Juncoides comosa var. macrantha, Luzula campestris var. macrantha, Luzula comosa var. macrantha) - Pacific Woodrush: Luzula comosa (Synonym: Luzula campestris var. congesta) - Inflorescence of Large-anthered Woodrush, Prairie Woodrush: Luzula macrantha (Synonyms: Juncoides comosa var. macrantha, Luzula campestris var. macrantha, Luzula comosa var. macrantha)

The photo above shows a close-up of the inflorescence of large-anthered woodrush as seen in open prairie soils along Kreps Lane in Conboy Lake Lake National Wildlife Refuge..........April 27, 2008. Note that the anthers are much longer than the filaments.

Large-anthered Woodrush, Prairie Woodrush: Luzula macrantha (Synonyms: Juncoides comosa var. macrantha, Luzula campestris var. macrantha, Luzula comosa var. macrantha) - Large-anthered Woodrush, Prairie Woodrush: Luzula macrantha (Synonyms: Juncoides comosa var. macrantha, Luzula campestris var. macrantha, Luzula comosa var. macrantha) - Large-anthered Woodrush, Prairie Woodrush: Luzula macrantha (Synonyms: Juncoides comosa var. macrantha, Luzula campestris var. macrantha, Luzula comosa var. macrantha) - Large-anthered Woodrush, Prairie Woodrush: Luzula macrantha (Synonyms: Juncoides comosa var. macrantha, Luzula campestris var. macrantha, Luzula comosa var. macrantha)

Close-up images of the inflorescence of large-anthered woodrush as seen in open forest and bitterbrush scrublnds at the south rim of the Klickitat River canyon, Klickitat Canyon Community Forest........June 4, 2022.

Stem leaf of Large-anthered Woodrush, Prairie Woodrush: Luzula macrantha (Synonyms: Juncoides comosa var. macrantha, Luzula campestris var. macrantha, Luzula comosa var. macrantha) - Stem leaf of Large-anthered Woodrush, Prairie Woodrush: Luzula macrantha (Synonyms: Juncoides comosa var. macrantha, Luzula campestris var. macrantha, Luzula comosa var. macrantha)

Close-up images of some of the pilose hairs fringing the joint of the leaves and stem of large-anthered woodrush as seen in open prairie soils along Kreps Lane in Conboy Lake Lake National Wildlife Refuge.............April 27, 2008.

Large-anthered Woodrush, Prairie Woodrush: Luzula macrantha (Synonyms: Juncoides comosa var. macrantha, Luzula campestris var. macrantha, Luzula comosa var. macrantha) - Large-anthered Woodrush, Prairie Woodrush: Luzula macrantha (Synonyms: Juncoides comosa var. macrantha, Luzula campestris var. macrantha, Luzula comosa var. macrantha) - Flower of Large-anthered Woodrush, Prairie Woodrush: Luzula macrantha (Synonyms: Juncoides comosa var. macrantha, Luzula campestris var. macrantha, Luzula comosa var. macrantha)

Close-ups of large-anthered woodrush as seen in open coniferous forest near Lakeside Road in Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge..............April 30, 2009. Note that the anthers are much longer than the filaments in the photos of the flowers.

Paul Slichter