[Woodrushes: The Genus Luzula in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Piper's Woodrush

Luzula piperi

Synonyms: Juncoides piperi, Luzula wahlenbergii

Piper's Woodrush: Luzula piperi (Synonyms: Juncoides piperi, Luzula wahlenbergii) - Piper's Woodrush: Luzula piperi (Synonyms: Juncoides piperi, Luzula wahlenbergii)

Piper's Woodrush: Luzula piperi (Synonyms: Juncoides piperi, Luzula wahlenbergii)

Piper's woodrush atop rock outcrops about 200 meters southwest of Warm Lake, Goat Rocks Wilderness........July 23, 2016.

Piper's Woodrush: Luzula piperi (Synonym: Luzula wahlenbergii) - Piper's Woodrush: Luzula piperi (Synonyms: Juncoides piperi, Luzula wahlenbergii)

The photo at left shows Piper''s woodrush are seen in open pumice soils at about 6300' near the Bumper above Horseshoe Meadows in the Mt. Adams Wilderness.........August 12, 2006. The basal leaves are not glossy and are a dull green. The photo at right shows Piper's woodrush as seen along the Pacific Crest Trail #2000 at Cispus Pass, Goat Rocks Wilderness......August 19, 2020.

Piper's Woodrush: Luzula piperi (Synonyms: Juncoides piperi, Luzula wahlenbergii) - Piper's Woodrush: Luzula piperi (Synonyms: Juncoides piperi, Luzula wahlenbergii)

Piper's woodrush as seen along the Cispus Lookout Trail #127 on Cispus Point, Gifford Pinchot National Forest.........July 4, 2015.

Piper's Woodrush: Luzula piperi (Synonyms: Juncoides piperi, Luzula wahlenbergii) - Piper's Woodrush: Luzula piperi (Synonyms: Juncoides piperi, Luzula wahlenbergii)

Piper's woodrush observed along the Timberline Trail beneath the terminal moraine of the Newton Glacier, Mt. Hood National Forest......July 18, 2021.

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

Both photos show close-ups of the inflorescence of Piper''s woodrush are seen in open pumice soils at about 6300' near the Bumper above Horseshoe Meadows in the Mt. Adams Wilderness...........August 12, 2006.


Piper's Woodrush: Luzula piperi (Synonyms: Juncoides piperi, Luzula wahlenbergii) - Arched inflorescence of Piper's Woodrush: Luzula piperi (Synonyms: Juncoides piperi, Luzula wahlenbergii)

Piper's woodrush as seen on slopes between the Pacific Crest Trail #2000 and Crystal Lake, Mt. Rainier National Park...........August 25, 2014.

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

The photo above shows a close-up of one branch of the inflorescence of Piper''s woodrush are seen in open pumice soils at about 6300' near the Bumper above Horseshoe Meadows in the Mt. Adams Wilderness............August 12, 2006.

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

The photo above shows Piper''s woodrush are seen in open pumice soils at about 6300' near the Bumper above Horseshoe Meadows in the Mt. Adams Wilderness...........August 12, 2006.

Piper's Wood-rush: Luzula piperi - Basal leaves of Piper's woodrush: Luzula piperi - Inflorescence of Piper's woodrush: Luzula piperi

Three additional views of Piper's woodrush as seen near 6000 feet along the climber's trail to Mazama Glacier on the southeastern slopes of Mt. Adams..........August 2, 2009.

Paul Slichter