Juncaceae
Luzula

Luzula nivalis (Laest.) Spreng.

First published in Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 2: 111 (1825)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Subarctic. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Alaska, Altay, British Columbia, Buryatiya, Chita, East European Russia, Finland, Greenland, Irkutsk, Krasnoyarsk, Labrador, Magadan, North European Russia, Northwest Territories, Norway, Nunavut, Québec, Svalbard, Sweden, Tuva, West Siberia, Yakutiya, Yukon

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • (2020). https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.471.3.1. epublication.
  • Douglas, G.W., Meidinger, D. & Penny, J.L. (2002). Rare Native Vascular Plants of British Columbia, ed. 2: 1-358. Province of British Columbia.
  • Gorchakovskii, P.L. & al. (1994). Opredelitel' sosudistykkhrastenii srednego Urala: 1-524. Nauka, Moscow.
  • Kirschner, J. & al. (2002). Juncaceae. Species Plantarum: Flora of the World 6-8: 1-237, 1-336,1-192. Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.
  • Krasnoborov, I.M. & Armemov, I.A. (2012). Opredelitel' Rastenii Respublika Altai: 1-640. Novosibirsk: Izd-vo SO RAN.
  • Nikolin, E.G. (2020). Opredelitel' vysshikh rasteniy Yakutii: 1-895. Moskva : Tovarishchestvo Nauchnykh Izdaniy KMK Novosibirsk "Nauka".

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • (2020). https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.471.3.1. epublication.
  • Gorchakovskii, P.L. & al. (1994). Opredelitel' sosudistykkhrastenii srednego Urala: 1-524. Nauka, Moscow.
  • Kirschner, J. & al. (2002). Juncaceae. Species Plantarum: Flora of the World 6-8: 1-237, 1-336,1-192. Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.
  • Krasnoborov, I.M. & Armemov, I.A. (2012). Opredelitel' Rastenii Respublika Altai: 1-640. Novosibirsk: Izd-vo SO RAN.
  • Meades, S.J. & Brouillet, L. (2019). Annotated Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Newfoundland and Labrador https://newfoundland-labradorflora.ca/checklist/.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Vaage, J. [s.n.] Greenland K002784907 Yes
Seward, A.C.; Holttum, R.E. [s.n.] Greenland K002784913 Yes
Geist, O.W. [s.n.] United States K002784928 Yes
Ekblaw, W.E. [231] Greenland K002784912 Yes
Eyerdam, W.J. [1234] United States K002784925 Yes
Anderson, J.P. [3606] United States K002784924 Yes
Schamurin, V. [s.n.] K002783840 Yes
Anderson, J.P. [s.n.] United States K002784926 Yes
Thornton, C.W. [2382] United States K002784909 Yes
Dobbs, C.G. [s.n.] Sweden K002783531 Yes
Eyerdam, W.J. [1742] United States K002784930 Yes
Acock, A.M. [18] Sweden K002783532 Yes
Walpole, F.A. [1963] United States K002784918 Yes
Wiggins, I.L. [12625] United States K002784920 Yes
Senn, H.A.; Calder, J.A. [3844] Canada K002784916 Yes
Igyeshii, K. [s.n.] K002783841 Yes
[illegible] [s.n.] Sweden K002783536 Yes
Simmons, H.G. [4258] Canada K002784915 Yes
Alm, C.G.; Smith, H. [s.n.] Sweden K002783529 Yes
Thornton, C.W. [2382] United States K002784908 Yes
Thornton, C.W. [2391] United States K002784910 Yes
Anderson, J.P. [4058] United States K002784923 Yes
Williams, M.M. [1660A] United States K002784906 Yes
Senn, H.A.; Calder, J.A. [3844] Canada K002784917 Yes
Gillespie, L.J.; Saarela, J.M.; Consaul, L.; Bull, R.D. [8172] Canada K002784914 Yes
[illegible] [93] Norway K002783535 Yes
Wiggins, I.L. [12639] United States K002784919 Yes
Anderson, J.P. [3432] United States K002784922 Yes
Dahl, O.C. [s.n.] Norway K002783534 Yes
Anderson, J.P. [3874] United States K002784921 Yes
Lynge, B. [s.n.] Sweden K002783533 Yes
Thornton, C.W. [2391] United States K002784911 Yes
Geist, O.W. [s.n.] United States K002784929 Yes
Levan, A. [s.n.] Sweden K002783530 Yes
Geist, O.W. [s.n.] United States K002784927 Yes
Notó, A. [s.n.] Luzula arctica K002782445 Yes
Kjellman, F.R. [s.n.] Russia Luzula arctica K002783791 Yes
{Eaton, A.E. (Rev.)} [s.n.] Luzula arctica K002782439 Yes
Alm, C.G.; Tengwall, T.A. [s.n.] Sweden Luzula arctica K002782419 Yes
Pohle, R. [s.n.] Luzula arctica K002783790 Yes
Kjellman, F.R. [s.n.] Russia Luzula arctica K002783787 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Luzula arctica K002783786 Yes
Ahlberg; Axell [s.n.] Norway Luzula arctica K002782443 Yes
Zetterstedt, J.E.; Wickbom, J.A.O. [s.n.] Norway Luzula arctica K002782420 Yes
Zetterstedt, J.E.; Zetterstedt, P.L. [s.n.] Luzula arctica K002782440 Yes
Zetterstedt, J.E.; Zetterstedt, P.L. [s.n.] Luzula arctica K002782426 Yes
Trevor-Battye, A. [s.n.] Luzula arctica K002782416 Yes
[Augustinowiot] [s.n.] Luzula arctica K002783795 Yes
Dahlberg [s.n.] Luzula arctica K002782444 Yes
Ekstam, O. [s.n.] Luzula arctica K002782438 Yes
Ekstam, O. [s.n.] Luzula arctica K002782437 Yes
{Feilden, H.W. (Col.)} [s.n.] Russia Luzula arctica K002782435 Yes
Brenner, M. [s.n.] Russia Luzula arctica K002783788 Yes
Hartmann, R.; {Hj. Théel} [s.n.] Luzula arctica K002782417 Yes
Blytt, M.N. [s.n.] Luzula arctica K002782418 Yes
{Feilden, H.W. (Col.)} [s.n.] Luzula arctica K002782436 Yes
Notó, A. [s.n.] Luzula arctica K002782446 Yes
Ahlberg, F. [s.n.] Luzula arctica K002782431 Yes
Baenitz, C. [s.n.] Luzula arctica K002782421 Yes
Ahlberg, F. [s.n.] Luzula arctica K002782441 Yes
Samuelsson, G.; Zander, A. [s.n.] Sweden Luzula arctica K002782430 Yes
[Andr. Notu] [s.n.] Luzula arctica K002782432 Yes
Olsson, P. [s.n.] Norway Luzula arctica K002782422 Yes
Kjellman, F.R. [s.n.] Russia Luzula arctica K002783794 Yes
Kruuse, C.; Hartz, N. [s.n.] Luzula arctica K002783789 Yes
Alm, C.G. [s.n.] Sweden Luzula arctica K002782433 Yes
Tengwall, T.A. [s.n.] Sweden Luzula arctica K002782429 Yes
Kjellman, F.R. [s.n.] Russia Luzula arctica K002783793 Yes
Hedbom, K. [s.n.] Norway Luzula arctica K002782434 Yes
[Moe] [s.n.] Luzula arctica K002782442 Yes
Ahlberg, F. [s.n.] Norway Luzula arctica K002782428 Yes
Lindeberg, C.J. [s.n.] Luzula arctica K002782427 Yes
Kjellman, F.R. [s.n.] Russia Luzula arctica K002783792 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 2026. 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 2026. 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