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Luzula campestris
Species of flowering plant in the rush family Juncaceae From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Luzula campestris, commonly known as field wood-rush or Good Friday grass is a flowering plant in the rush family Juncaceae.[1] It is also one of the plants known as chimney sweeps[2] or sweep's broom[3] because of the brush-like appearance of their flowers.[4] This is a very common plant throughout temperate Europe extending to the Caucasus. This species of Luzula is found on all types of native grasslands, and cultivated areas such as lawns, golf-course greens and fields.
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Description
Luzula campestris is relatively short, between 5 and 15 cm (2 and 6 in) tall. It spreads via short stolons and also via seed produced in one stemless cluster of flowers together with three to six stemmed clusters of flowers. It is a perennial.[1]
It flowers between March and June in the northern temperate zone (September to December in the southern hemisphere). The diploid chromosome number 2n is 12.[1]: 987
It prefers an acidic soil, and when considered a weed in cultivated grass such as lawns, its presence can be readily reduced by decreasing acidity, specifically by removing any accumulation of dead grass material.[5]
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Distribution
The native range of Luzula campestris is temperate Europe, extending to North Africa in the south, to the Caucasus in the east and has a northern limit in Scandinavia.[6]
Luzula campestris has been introduced worldwide outside its native range into suitable habitats in the southern hemisphere.[7]
The closely related Luzula multiflora is native in much of North America, and is a distinct species in the Flora of North America.[8] Some botanists treat it as a variety, Luzula campestris var. multiflora.
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