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PLANTS

Common woodrush

Luzula multiflora

Plants
NativeHerbPerennial
Common woodrush, photo 1 of 5
Common woodrush, In flower
Common woodrush, In fruit

Perennial herbaceous plant. Grows in fields and in forests.

There are 76 observations of Common woodrush in Québec, mostly in Chaudière-Appalaches, Estrie and Capitale-Nationale, and it has been reported in 15 of the 17 regions. They peak in May and June and become rare from September to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Chaudière-Appalaches18
  2. Estrie12
  3. Capitale-Nationale10
  4. Bas-Saint-Laurent7
  5. Côte-Nord7
  6. Nord-du-Québec6
  7. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine4
  8. Montérégie3
  9. Centre-du-Québec2
  10. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean2
  11. Lanaudière1
  12. Laurentides1
  13. Mauricie1
  14. Outaouais1
  15. Abitibi-Témiscamingue1

Habitat

ForestMario Hains
FieldsHubert Figuière

Similar species

Field woodrushLuzula campestris
Eurasian woodrushLuzula pallescens
Hairy woodrushLuzula acuminata
Oakforest woodrushLuzula luzuloides
Roundfruit rushJuncus compressus
Millet woodrushLuzula parviflora
Jointed rushJuncus articulatus
Field rushJuncus tenuis
Pale sedgeCarex pallescens
Pubescent sedgeCarex hirtifolia
Spiked woodrushLuzula spicata