Juncaceae
Luzula

Luzula sylvatica (Huds.) Gaudin

First published in Agrost. Helv. 2: 240 (1811)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Europe to Caucasus. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Doubtfully present in:

South European Russia

Native to:

Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Corse, Czechia-Slovakia, Denmark, France, Føroyar, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, North Caucasus, Northwest European Russia, Norway, NW. Balkan Pen., Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sicilia, Spain, Switzerland, Transcaucasus, Türkey, Ukraine

Introduced into:

Sweden

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Aver'ianov, L.V. & al. (2006). Illyustrirovannyi opredelitel' rastenii Leningradskoi oblasti: 1-799. Nauka, Moskva.
  • Castroviejo, S. & al. (eds.) (2010). Flora Iberica 17: 1-298. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC, Madrid.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 1: 1-864. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • Kirschner, J. & al. (2002). Juncaceae. Species Plantarum: Flora of the World 6-8: 1-237, 1-336,1-192. Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.
  • Mirek, Z., Piękoś-Mirkowa, H., Zając, A. & Zając, M (2020). Vascular plants of Poland an annotated checklist: 1-526. W. Szafer institute of botany, Polish academy of sciences, Krakow, Poland.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.
  • Takhtajan, A.L. (ed.) (2006). Konspekt Flora Kavkaza 2: 1-466. Editio Universitatis Petropolitanae.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Aver'ianov, L.V. & al. (2006). Illyustrirovannyi opredelitel' rastenii Leningradskoi oblasti: 1-799. Nauka, Moskva.
  • Kirschner, J. & al. (2002). Juncaceae. Species Plantarum: Flora of the World 6-8: 1-237, 1-336,1-192. Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Devis, H.F. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002781817 Yes
Sinnott, N.H. [1333] United Kingdom K002781891 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Denmark K002781895 Yes
Robinson, E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002781782 Yes
Smith, N.J.G. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002781855 Yes
[Mrs. E. Edmonds] [s.n.] United Kingdom K002781820 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Jersey K002781887 Yes
Tineo [s.n.] K002782022 Yes
Oberleitner, F.; Schultz, F. [s.n.] Austria K002781939 Yes
Sauter, D. [s.n.] Austria K002781936 Yes
Maas Geesteranus, R.A.; Van Hattum, H.J. [s.n.] K002781947 Yes
Meebold, A. [s.n.] France K002781981 Yes
Edmonds, J.M. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002781854 Yes
Britton, C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002781813 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K002781955 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002781806 Yes
Britton, C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002781795 Yes
Turrill, W.B. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002781783 Yes
Krajina, V.; Domin, K. [s.n.] Czech Republic K002781926 Yes
Webb, D.A. [s.n.] Ireland K002781884 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002781801 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Airy Shaw, H.K. [5520A] United Kingdom K002781851 Yes
[Tuterly] [s.n.] Austria K002781928 Yes
Grebenchikoff, O. [s.n.] Greece K002782015 Yes
Polatschek, A. [s.n.] Germany K002781906 Yes
Summerhayes, V.S. [954] United Kingdom K002781859 Yes
Serpell, O.T. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002781875 Yes
Verdcourt, B. [4813] France K002781982 Yes
Britton, C.E. [s.n.] Jersey K002781893 Yes
Edmonds, M.E. [42] United Kingdom K002781840 Yes
[A. A. B] [s.n.] United Kingdom K002781805 Yes
Gladstone, J. [130] United Kingdom K002781857 Yes
Camus, G. [4167] France K002781967 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [3226] Switzerland K002781917 Yes
Britton, C.E. [s.n.] Jersey K002781885 Yes
Rechinger, K.H.; Rechinger, F. [8705] Greece K002782012 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002782019 Yes
Gilliat-Smith, B. [2762] Bosnia and Herzegovina K002782007 Yes
Polatschek, A. [s.n.] Germany K002781907 Yes
Hepper, F.N. [II009] K003165491 Yes
Thurston, E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002781845 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K002781969 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Switzerland K002781919 Yes
Gregor, A.G. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002781787 Yes
Sinnott, N.H. [1333] United Kingdom K002781890 Yes
Airy Shaw, H.K. [4915] United Kingdom K002781876 Yes
Worsdell, W.C. [719/1] United Kingdom K002781872 Yes
Rican, G. [s.n.] Czech Republic K002781927 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [12073] United Kingdom K002781775 Yes
Gabriel Strobl, P. [s.n.] Italy K002781994 Yes
Fraser, J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002781873 Yes
Davy, J.B. [116/[4]7] France K002781975 Yes
Collett, R. [s.n.] Norway K002781899 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002781894 Yes
[C. M. S. Maynand] [8805] France K002781970 Yes
[P. Deloynes] [36] France K002781976 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [1538] United Kingdom K002781837 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [1538] United Kingdom K002781834 Yes
Devez [374[2]] France K002781979 Yes
Summerhayes, V.S.; Hunt, P.F. [3690] United Kingdom K002781864 Yes
Schneider; Golopencza [76] Hungary K002781940 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [28967] United Kingdom K002781788 Yes
Turrill, W.B. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002781831 Yes
Turrill, W.B. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002781781 Yes
Kerner [s.n.] Italy K002781932 Yes
Procter, J. [39] United Kingdom K002781877 Yes
[Gonder] [s.n.] Italy K002781934 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Switzerland K002781924 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002782018 Yes
Last, G.V.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002781777 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002781848 Yes
[Forsna] [[3]10] Portugal K002781998 Yes
Werdermann, E.; Meyer, D. [116] Italy K002781991 Yes
Borel, J.M. [s.n.] France K002781961 Yes
[Couteomx] [1698] Belgium K002781952 Yes
Fiori, Adr.; Béguinot, A. [s.n.] Italy K002781988 Yes
Camus, G. [4167] France K002781968 Yes
Schuhwerk, F. [92/262] Germany K002781913 Yes
Martinis, A. [291] K002781949 Yes
Beeby, W.H. [1012] United Kingdom K002781867 Yes
Louis-Arsene (Bro.) [s.n.] Jersey K002781888 Yes
Townsend, C.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002781811 Yes
Todaro [649] Italy K002781996 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [1538] United Kingdom K002781818 Yes
Sinker, C.A. [18] United Kingdom K002781799 Yes
Schultz, F.G. [s.n.] France K002781972 Yes
Todaro [649] Italy K002781992 Yes
[R. F. Cãrter] [s.n.] Denmark K002781896 Yes
Goulimis, C.N. [504] Greece K002782013 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002781862 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Switzerland K002781920 Yes
Gobert [s.n.] France K002781964 Yes
Gabriel Strobl, P. [s.n.] Italy K002781993 Yes
Thurston, E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002781844 Yes
Britton, C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002781815 Yes
Huter [s.n.] Austria K002781935 Yes
Martin [s.n.] K002782021 Yes
Alston, A.H.G.; Sandwith, N.Y. [1822] Albania K002782001 Yes
Hepper, F.N. [9854] France K002781953 Yes
Croall, A. [549] United Kingdom K002781869 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002782023 Yes
Edmonds, M.E. [13A] United Kingdom K002781843 Yes
s.coll. [49106] United Kingdom K002781824 Yes
[Hoppe] [s.n.] Switzerland K002781915 Yes
Makins, F.K. [1911] United Kingdom K002781846 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002782017 Yes
Gremblich, P.J. [s.n.] Italy K002781929 Yes
{Th. W. J. Gadella; Kliphuis, E.; Mennega, E.A.} [s.n.] Belgium K002781945 Yes
Holm, K. [s.n.] Norway K002781905 Yes
Balls, E.K.; Gourlay, W.B. [B3565] Greece K002782009 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Switzerland K002781922 Yes
Sandwith, N.Y. [5191] Spain K002781997 Yes
Laguesse [s.n.] France K002781960 Yes
Gabriel Strobl, P. [s.n.] Italy K002781995 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002782020 Yes
Usher, A.E. [11] Bulgaria K002782006 Yes
[Hrosseray] [s.n.] Belgium K002781944 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Norway K002781900 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Germany K002781909 Yes
Vermeulen, G. [s.n.] K002781946 Yes
Ross-Craig, S.; Burtt, B.L. [628] Ireland K002781881 Yes
[W. A] [s.n.] France K002781978 Yes
Summerhayes, V.S. [2076] United Kingdom K002781789 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K002781971 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [1994] United Kingdom K002781822 Yes
Trethewy, A.W. [15] United Kingdom K002781839 Yes
[J. E. Sukeusse] [1551] United Kingdom K002781826 Yes
Smith, N.J.G. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002781856 Yes
Bor, N.L. [163] Ireland K002781880 Yes
Townsend, C.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002781780 Yes
s.coll. [91] United Kingdom K002781847 Yes
Britton, C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002781778 Yes
Pin, C. [s.n.] France K002781958 Yes
Stojanoff, N. [s.n.] Bulgaria K002782005 Yes
Summerhayes, V.S. [1688] United Kingdom K002781797 Yes
Walas, J. [82] Poland K002781941 Yes
Samuelsson, G. [s.n.] Sweden K002781897 Yes
Turrill, W.B. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002781785 Yes
Sinnott, N.H. [1333] United Kingdom K002781889 Yes
Beeby, W.H. [728] United Kingdom K002781868 Yes
Gladstone, J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002781866 Yes
Rechinger; Scheffer [709] Albania K002782000 Yes
Britton, C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002781814 Yes
Taylor, P.G. [0765] United Kingdom K002781810 Yes
Grebenchikoff, O. [s.n.] Serbia K002782003 Yes
Rechinger; Scheffer [967] Albania K002781999 Yes
Perret, H. [s.n.] France K002781965 Yes
Pin, C. [s.n.] France K002781957 Yes
[J. Jeppesen] [s.n.] K002781904 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [19909] Ireland K002781883 Yes
Summerhayes, V.S. [2312] United Kingdom K002781808 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy K002781985 Yes
Jalicon [s.n.] France K002781966 Yes
Lagger [s.n.] France K002781963 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K002781954 Yes
Pin, C. [s.n.] France K002781980 Yes
McCallum-Webster, M. [3727] United Kingdom K002781825 Yes
Stapf [s.n.] Austria K002781937 Yes
Devis, H.F. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002781830 Yes
Resvoll-Holmsen, H. [s.n.] Norway K002781903 Yes
McCallum-Webster, M. [5397] Ireland K002781878 Yes
Taylor, P.G.; J.G.D. [0764] United Kingdom K002781812 Yes
Walas, J. [s.n.] Poland K002781942 Yes
Reclaire, A. [s.n.] K002781948 Yes
Brummitt, R.K.; Hunt, D.R.; Leistner, O.A. [5104] Italy K002781983 Yes
Alston, A.H.G.; Sandwith, N.Y. [911] Greece K002782010 Yes
[Ft.] [s.n.] Switzerland K002781921 Yes
Summerhayes, V.S.; Hunt, P.F. [3690] United Kingdom K002781865 Yes
Britton, C.E. [s.n.] Jersey K002781886 Yes
Brummitt, R.K.; Gibbs, P.E.; Wood, D. [62 349] United Kingdom K002781809 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [49642A] United Kingdom K002781871 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002781803 Yes
Gregor, A.G. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002781786 Yes
Ellman, E.; Sandwith, N.Y. [852] Switzerland K002781923 Yes
R.M. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002781774 Yes
Stainton, J.D.A. [7393] Greece K002782011 Yes
Pin, C. [s.n.] France K002781956 Yes
Kerner [s.n.] Italy K002781933 Yes
Hooker, J.D. [s.n.] Switzerland K002781914 Yes
[Hrosservuy] [s.n.] Belgium K002781950 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [1538] United Kingdom K002781836 Yes
[O. Krok] [s.n.] Norway K002781901 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K002781977 Yes
Norman, C. [s.n.] Norway K002781898 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002781823 Yes
[illegible] [s.n.] United Kingdom K002781829 Yes
Handel-Mazzetti, H.R.E. [s.n.] Greece K002782014 Yes
Drabble, E.; Drabble, H. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002781819 Yes
Gabriel Strobl, P. [s.n.] Italy K002781986 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Milne-Redhead, O. [2029] United Kingdom K002781832 Yes
[illegible] [1072] United Kingdom K002781800 Yes
Jonker, F.P.; Kramer, K.U. [272] Belgium K002781951 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Germany K002781908 Yes
Britton, C.E. [1908] United Kingdom K002781779 Yes
Huter [s.n.] Austria K002781931 Yes
Butcher, R.W. [61] Germany K002781910 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [1994] United Kingdom K002781821 Yes
Sendtner [124] Bosnia and Herzegovina K002782008 Yes
Walas, J. [82] Poland K002781943 Yes
Price, W.R. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002781776 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [49642C] United Kingdom K002781870 Yes
Summerhayes, V.S. [1731] United Kingdom K002781853 Yes
[Peeter] [s.n.] Austria K002781984 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002781861 Yes
Thompson, A. [s.n.] Norway K002781902 Yes
Meebold, A. [s.n.] Switzerland K002781925 Yes
Hutchinson, J.; Matthews, J.R.; Riley, L.A.M. [271] France K002781973 Yes
Mann, R.J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002781798 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Switzerland K002781918 Yes
Gabriel Strobl, P. [s.n.] Italy K002781987 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [1538] United Kingdom K002781835 Yes
Grebenchikoff, O. [s.n.] Serbia K002782004 Yes
Wade, A.E. [1658] United Kingdom K002781849 Yes
Cornwall [1450] United Kingdom K002781784 Yes
Kneucker, A. [s.n.] Germany K002781912 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Germany K002781911 Yes
Britton, C.E. [1558] United Kingdom K002781827 Yes
C.E.H. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002781833 Yes
McCallum-Webster, M. [5397] Ireland K002781879 Yes
Turner, J.H. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002781860 Yes
Turrill, W.B. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002781858 Yes
Fiori, Adr. [2629] Italy K002781989 Yes
Joad, G.C. [s.n.] Switzerland K002781916 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [677] United Kingdom K002781802 Yes
[Gavley] [s.n.] Italy K002781930 Yes
Oberleitner, F.; Schultz, F. [s.n.] Austria K002781938 Yes
A.H.; F.M.; G.H.A. [31] United Kingdom K002781874 Yes
Rouy, G. [s.n.] France K002781959 Yes
Doassans, E. [s.n.] France K002781962 Yes
Lowne, B.T. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002781852 Yes
Gill, A.M. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002781850 Yes
Britton, C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002781816 Yes
[Dalhousie] [s.n.] United Kingdom K002781807 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [1538] United Kingdom K002781838 Yes
Grebenchikoff, O. [s.n.] Greece K002782016 Yes
Britton, C.E. [s.n.] Jersey K002781892 Yes
Prost [s.n.] France K002781974 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002781804 Yes
Groves, H. [s.n.] Italy K002781990 Yes
Edmonds, M.E. [50] United Kingdom K002781841 Yes
Cook, C.D.K.; Grubb, P.J.; Newman, E.I.; Whitmore, T.C. [138] North Macedonia K002782002 Yes
Summerhayes, V.S. [1688] United Kingdom K002781796 Yes
Salisbury, E.J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002781828 Yes
Trethewy, A.W. [15] United Kingdom K002781842 Yes
Ross-Craig, S.; Burtt, B.L.; Sealy, J.R. [269] Ireland K002781882 Yes

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