species 64 observations

Forked Woodrush

Luzula divaricata

Field notes

Luzula divaricata is a species of flowering plant in the rush family known by the common name forked woodrush. It is native to the California and Nevada in the United States.

Luzula divaricata grows in the subalpine and alpine climates of high mountain ranges. It is a perennial herb with a thin, reddish stem reaching about 30 centimeters (12 in) in maximum height surrounded by many grasslike leaves. The inflorescence is a tangled array of branches tipped with small reddish-brown spikelike flowers.

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2 native animals
supported in the US

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

From USDA PLANTS.