Luzula nivalis

Luzula nivalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Juncaceae
Genus: Luzula
Species:
L. nivalis
Binomial name
Luzula nivalis
Synonyms
  • Juncoides arcticum (Blytt) Coville
  • Juncoides nivalis (Laest.) Coville
  • Juncus campestris var. nivalis (Laest.) Sommerf.
  • Luzula arcuata var. hookeriana Trautv.
  • Luzula arctica Blytt
  • Luzula campestris var. nivalis Laest.
  • Luzula tolmatchewii Kuvaev

Luzula nivalis, commonly known as arctic wood-rush or less commonly as snowy wood-rush (both names are used with or without hyphenation), is a species of perennial rush native to the North American Arctic and Northern Europe. It was described by Polunin (1940) as one of the most abundant, ubiquitous, and ecologically important of all arctic plants.