Juncaceae
Luzula

Luzula comosa E.Mey.

First published in Syn. Luzul.: 21 (1823)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Alaska to W. & W. Central U.S.A. and N. Mexico. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Alaska, Alberta, Arizona, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Idaho, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wyoming

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Kirschner, J. & al. (2002). Juncaceae. Species Plantarum: Flora of the World 6-8: 1-237, 1-336,1-192. Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.
  • Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.
  • Zika, P.F., Wilson, B.L. & Kirschner, J. (2015). The Luzula comosa complex (Luzula section Luzula, Juncaceae) in western North America. Phytotaxa 192: 201-229.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Kirschner, J. & al. (2002). Juncaceae. Species Plantarum: Flora of the World 6-8: 1-237, 1-336,1-192. Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.
  • Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.
  • Zika, P.F., Wilson, B.L. & Kirschner, J. (2015). The Luzula comosa complex (Luzula section Luzula, Juncaceae) in western North America. Phytotaxa 192: 201-229.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Geyer, C.A. [318] United States K002784770 Yes
{Buchenau} [s.n.] Canada K002784760 Yes
Geyer, C.A. [318] United States K002784771 Yes
{Drummond} [s.n.] United States K002784773 Yes
Allen, O.D. [160] United States K002784765 Yes
Rosendahl, C.O.; Brand, C.J. [33] Canada K002784757 Yes
Zeller, S.M.; Zeller, E.B. [1212] United States K002784778 Yes
Barkley, F.A. [2456] United States K002784766 Yes
Macoun, J. [s.n.] Canada K002784758 Yes
Goldman, D. [3545] United States K002784767 Yes
Thompson, J.M. [2451] United States K002784775 Yes
{Geyer} [318] United States K002784762 Yes
Gorman, M.W. [146] United States K002784759 Yes
Flodman, J.H. [s.n.] United States K002784776 Yes
[Kaune, S.M.] [391] United States K002784774 Yes
Abrams, L. [2841] United States K002784769 Yes
Macoun [1555] Canada K002784761 Yes
Zika, P.F. [24896] United States K002784768 Yes
Lewis, K. [14] United States K002784777 Yes
Purpus, C.A. [5249] United States K002784763 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0