Hitchcock's wood-rush

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Luzula hitchcockii

Hitchcock's wood-rush, a reference photo
Photo: Thayne Tuason · CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)

Luzula hitchcockii is a species of flowering plant in the rush family known by the common names smooth woodrush and Hitchcock's wood rush. It is native to western North America from British Columbia and Alberta to Oregon to Wyoming. It is sometimes treated as a variety of Luzula glabrata.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Hitchcock's wood-rush being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

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Classification

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Poales
Family
Juncaceae
Genus
Luzula
Species
Luzula hitchcockii

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