Luzula rufescens




Family Juncaceae
Scientific name Luzula rufescens Fischer ex E. Meyer
Synonyms none
Common name (Japanese common name) kuroboshi-sou (クロボシソウ, 黒星草 [meaning: black star weed])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
(Other nations) Russia, Korea, China, Mongolia, Canada, USA
Habitat Mountane forest edge
Chromosomal number 2n=52
Description Leaves 3-5mm wide. Scapes electing 15-25cm tall. Flowers tepals 2.5-3mm, flowering ordinary in April to May. Seeds 4mm long. Perennial plants.
Reference Luzula rufescens Fischer ex E. Meyer
Luzula rufescens Fisch. ex E. Mey.



May 2006
at mountane forest edge
May 2006
at mountane forest edge
May 2006
at mountane forest edge