Luzula campestris
Common name
field woodrush
Family
Juncaceae
Flora category
Vascular – Exotic
Structural class
Rushes & Allied Plants
NVS code
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LUZCAM
Conservation status
Not applicable
Flower colours
Brown, White
Year naturalised
1938
Origin
Europe
Etymology
luzula: Latinized form of the Italian vernacular name (lucciola) for this plant
campestris: From the Latin campus ‘field, pasture’, meaning growing in pasture