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

Spiked Woodrush

Luzula spicata ssp. spicata

Synonyms: Juncoides spicatum, Juncus spicatus, Luzula spicata ssp. saximontana

Spiked Woodrush: Luzula spicata (Synonym: Juncus spicatus)

Spiked woodrush as seen along the Wapaloose Mountain Trail #15, Kettle Range, Colville National Forest.........June 23, 2016.

Spiked Woodrush: Luzula spicata ssp. spicata (Synonym: Juncus spicatus)

Spiked woodrush as seen atop Tiffany Mountain, Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest.......July 27, 2018. This is an old stem from the previous bloom cycle.

Spiked Woodrush: Luzula spicata (Synonym: Juncus spicatus)

Spiked woodrush as seen along the Steens Mountain South Loop Road about one mile downhill to the west from the East Rim Viewpoint, Steens Mountain........September 2, 2011.

Inflorescence of Spiked Woodrush: Luzula spicata (Synonym: Juncus spicatus) - Spiked Woodrush: Luzula spicata (Synonym: Juncus spicatus) - Inflorescence of Spiked Woodrush: Luzula spicata (Synonym: Juncus spicatus)

Additional close-up photos of spiked woodrush as seen along the Steens Mountain South Loop Road about one mile downhill to the west from the East Rim Viewpoint, Steens Mountain........August 31, 2011.

Close-up of the inflorescence of Spiked Woodrush: Luzula spicata (Synonym: Juncus spicatus) - Spiked Woodrush: Luzula spicata (Synonym: Juncus spicatus)

Additional close-up photos of spiked woodrush as seen along the Steens Mountain South Loop Road about one mile downhill to the west from the East Rim Viewpoint, Steens Mountain........September 2, 2011.

Spiked Woodrush: Luzula spicata (Synonym: Juncus spicatus)

Spiked Woodrush: Luzula spicata (Synonym: Juncus spicatus) - Spiked Woodrush: Luzula spicata (Synonym: Juncus spicatus)

Spiked woodrush as seen along the Strawberry Basin Trail #375 at a point that is covered with snow until mid to late summer several hundred yards south of the junction with the Onion Creek Trail #368, Strawberry Mountain Wilderness..........July 18, 2013.

Paul Slichter