Many-flowered wood-rush

Scientific Name: Luzula multiflora (Ehrh.) 

Family: Juncaceae

MORPHOLOGY

Habit and Size: Perennial herbaceous plant, reaching heights between 20 and 70 cm.

Stems: Erect stems.

Leaves: The leaves are lanceolate or linear, with herbaceous texture and bright green coloration. They are arranged in basal rosettes and may be partially hairy along the margin.

Flowers: The inflorescence consists of a terminal panicle, bearing numerous small brownish or yellowish flowers grouped along the inflorescence. The flowers are small and not very showy, with six tepals and prominent stamens. It blooms from March to June.

Fruits and Seeds: The fruit is a small capsule.

DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT

Found throughout Italy in meadows, pastures, open woods, and forest margins, growing between 0 and over 2,000 m.

Photo: Licensed for free use by Saxifraga and Ed Stikvoort, Rutger Barendse.