Heath Wood-rush - Luzula multiflora
Description
Similar to Field Woodrush but taller (20 to 40 cm), and with more (up to 10) ovoid flower heads on stiffly erect stem, and the typical hairy leaves.. There are two sub species, namely congesta and multiflora. Habitats and flowering times are the same for both sub species.
Identification difficulty
Habitat
Heaths, woodland glades and moors, mainly on acid or peaty soils.
When to see it
Flowering April to July.
Life History
Perennial.
UK Status
Widespread and fairly frequent in Britain.
VC55 Status
Local in Leicestershire and Rutland. In the 1979 Flora survey of Leicestershire it was found in 34 of the 617 tetrads.
Graham Calow
Nailstone Colliery site
24 May 2016
subsp. congesta
David Nicholls
Ulverscroft NR
01 June 2020
Graham Calow
Field near Station Road, Elmesthorpe
27 May 2016
subsp. multiflora
Graham Calow
Nailstone Colliery site
24 May 2016
subsp. congesta
David Nicholls
Ulverscroft NR
01 June 2020
David Nicholls
Ulverscroft NR
01 June 2020
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David Nicholls
20 Acre Piece
23 May 2014
subsp. congesta
Graham Calow
Nailstone Colliery site
24 May 2016
subsp. congesta
Graham Calow
Nailstone Colliery site
24 May 2016
subsp. congesta
David Nicholls
20 Acre Piece
23 May 2014
subsp. congesta
David Nicholls
20 Acre Piece
23 May 2014
subsp. congesta
David Nicholls
20 Acre Piece
23 May 2014
subsp. congesta
steven lewis
Clipsham Park Wood
17 May 2020
subsp. congesta - Congested Wood-rush
steven lewis
Clipsham Park Wood
17 May 2020
subsp. congesta - Congested Wood-rush
