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

Pacific Woodrush

Luzula comosa var. laxa

Close-up of the inflorescence of Pacific Woodrush: Luzula comosa var. laxa

A close-up of the inflorescence of what appears to be pacific woodrush as seen along the Springwater Trail to the west of Palmblad Avenue in eastern Gresham, Oregon..........May 24, 2011.

- - Close-ups of what may be prairie rocket as seen on Saddle Mt. in the northern Oregon Coast Range. The photo at left was taken June 14, 2009 while the two at right were taken on May 21, 2009. These could possibly be E. arenicola since there are no mature fruits and the petals are a medium yellow. - - - Close-ups of what may be prairie rocket as seen on Saddle Mt. in the northern Oregon Coast Range. The photo at left was taken June 14, 2009 while the two at right were taken on May 21, 2009. These could possibly be E. arenicola since there are no mature fruits and the petals are a medium yellow.

Pacific woodrush as seen along the summit ridge of Saddle Mountain in the Coast Range of northwestern Oregon..........May 2, 2016. The inflorescence consists of several clusters of flowers in spikes (loose in this case) with the tepals a golden brown, which limits this to L.comosa or L. subsessilis. The latter prefers wet ground, so L. subsessilis is eliminated because this plant was growing on dry balds along the ridgetop..

Close-up of one spike of the inflorescence of Pacific Woodrush: Luzula comosa var. laxa

A close-up of one spike of the inflorescence of what appears to be pacific woodrush as seen along the Springwater Trail to the west of Palmblad Avenue in eastern Gresham, Oregon...........May 24, 2011. Note that the lobes of the perianth are longer than the capsule.

Paul Slichter