Participant Info

Species

Luzula parviflora [Juncoides parviflora] [Juncoides spadicea var. parviflora] [Juncus parviflora] [Luzula glabrata var. parviflora] etc.

Family

Juncaceae

CommonName

small-flowered woodrush

Presence

yes

Status

native

EarliestDate

1900

LatestDate

2025

Ecosystem

montane, subalpine, tundra

Geobotanical

SSawatch, Garitas, SSanjuans, Culebras, NCristos

Counties

Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Hinsdale, Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache, Archuleta

Passes

Elwood, Medano, Music, Wolf Creek

WildlifePreserves

Other Localities

PhotoRecords

YES Mary E. McDonal: Conejos Co, road to Trujillo Meadows Reservoir, 1 Aug 2-25

Comments

Small-flowered woodrush has been the most commonly collected woodrush from the Watershed, with specimens from all mountain ranges, east and west. Luzula parviflora grows in a variety of habitats, from stream sides, to wet woodlands in shade, to alpine meadowy slopes to road-side ditches. The species is common in all Western states of the USA, with uncommon populations around Lake Superior and upper New England. It is circumboreal. According to Allred et al. (2020), it follows the Rio Grande drainage through the northern counties of New Mexico, where it is common, with scattered locations down stream in the Sacramento and Mogollon Mountains, but not farther down stream into Texas.

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