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Luzula spicata

(L.) DC.

Spiked Woodrush

G5Secure Found in 28 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.148303
Element CodePMJUN020K0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassMonocotyledoneae
OrderJuncales
FamilyJuncaceae
GenusLuzula
Other Common Names
Luzule en épi (FR) spiked woodrush (EN) Spreading Woodrush (EN)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2016-05-16
Change Date1988-09-09
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
Yukon TerritoryS5Yes
British ColumbiaS5Yes
NunavutS4Yes
Island of NewfoundlandS3Yes
ManitobaS1Yes
Northwest TerritoriesS4Yes
AlbertaS4Yes
Nova ScotiaS2Yes
LabradorS4Yes
QuebecSNRYes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
MontanaS4Yes
VermontS1Yes
ColoradoS4Yes
NevadaS2Yes
CaliforniaSNRYes
IdahoSNRYes
WyomingS4Yes
New HampshireS1Yes
OregonSNRYes
New MexicoSNRYes
AlaskaSNRYes
MaineS1Yes
New YorkS1Yes
WashingtonSNRYes
UtahSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (28)
California (1)
AreaForestAcres
Hall Natural AreaInyo National Forest5,236
Colorado (2)
AreaForestAcres
Comanche Peak Adjacent AreaArapaho & Roosevelt NFs44,158
San MiguelSan Juan NF64,263
Montana (6)
AreaForestAcres
Cattle GulchBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest19,390
Coal Ridge Ra 1127Flathead National Forest15,429
Crazy MountainGallatin National Forest82,093
East PioneerBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest145,082
Roderick #684Kootenai National Forest29,677
West PioneerBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest248,631
New Hampshire (3)
AreaForestAcres
Great Gulf Ext.White Mountain National Forest15,110
Presidential - Dry River ExtWhite Mountain National Forest10,555
Wild RiverWhite Mountain National Forest46,878
New Mexico (2)
AreaForestAcres
Pecos WS RiverSanta Fe National Forest5,396
Wheeler Peak WildernessCarson National Forest2,677
Utah (2)
AreaForestAcres
Bullion - DelanoFishlake National Forest14,917
Tushar MountainFishlake National Forest39,992
Washington (3)
AreaForestAcres
ChelanWenatchee National Forest74,650
Eagle RockMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest34,064
Liberty BellOkanogan National Forest108,495
Wyoming (9)
AreaForestAcres
Beartooth Proposed WildernessShoshone National Forest16,837
Cloud Peak ContiguousBighorn National Forest113,757
French CreekMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest5,928
Horse Creek MesaBighorn National Forest77,808
Libby FlatsMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest11,107
Little BighornBighorn National Forest133,949
Savage Run AdditionMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest2,368
Snowy RangeMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest29,660
South Beartooth HighwayShoshone National Forest105,570
References (2)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2000. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 22. Magnoliophyta: Alismatidae, Arecidae, Commelinidae (in part), and Zingiberidae. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxiii + 352 pp.
  2. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.