familyJuncaceae
genusLuzula
subgenusLuzula subg. Luzula
speciesLuzula multiflora
subspeciesLuzula multiflora subsp. frigida
Luzula multiflora subsp. frigida
Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) 12: 490. 1928.
Illustrated
Basionym: Luzula campestris var. frigida Buchenau in Oesterr. Bot. Z. 48: 284. 1898
Synonyms: Luzula frigida (Erhard) Lejeune Luzula multiflora var. fusconigra Celakovsky Luzula sudetica var. frigida (Buchenau) Fernald
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 22.
Cauline leaves 2–3, not overlapping; proximal inflorescence bract not conspicuously exceeding inflorescence. Tepals: outer and inner whorl dark brown to chestnut to blackish, outer whorl pointed, inner whorl truncate-mucronate. Capsules dark chestnut to blackish, equal to slightly exceeding tepals. Seeds 1.1–1.4 mm; caruncle 0.2–0.3 mm. 2n = 36.
Phenology: Flowering and fruiting summer.
Habitat: Peaty barrens, slopes, fields, heaths, grasslands, and snowbeds
Elevation: 50–1800 m
Distribution
Greenland, B.C., Man., Nfld. and Labr. (Labr.), N.W.T., N.S., Nunavut, Ont., Que., Yukon, Alaska, Maine, Mass., N.H., Vt., Eurasia.
Discussion
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.