Heath Wood-rush - Luzula multiflora

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    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
    • Graham Calow
      Field near Station Road, Elmesthorpe
      27 May 2016
      subsp. multiflora
    • David Nicholls
      20 Acre Piece
      23 May 2014
      subsp. congesta
    • David Nicholls
      20 Acre Piece
      23 May 2014
      subsp. congesta
    • Graham Calow
      Nailstone Colliery site
      24 May 2016
      subsp. congesta
    • David Nicholls
      20 Acre Piece
      23 May 2014
      subsp. congesta

    Leicestershire & Rutland Map

    MAP KEY:

    Yellow squares = NBN records (all known data)
    Coloured circles = NatureSpot records: 2020+ | 2015-2019 | pre-2015

    UK Map

    • 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