Juncaceae (Luzula)

Protocol Information for:

Label_title:
Luzula (campestris)

Family Names:

Family Scientific Name:
Juncaceae

Family Common Name:
Rush family

Scientific Names:

Genus:
Luzula

Species:
campestris

Scientific Classification:

Scientific SubSpecies:

Species Authority:
(L.) DC

Scientific SubAuthority:

Authors:

Amy L Bartow

Common Synonym:

Genus:
Luzula

Species:
comosa

Synonym Classification:

Synonym SubSpecies:

Species Authority:
E. Meyer

Synonym SubAuthority:

Other Information:

Common Name:
field woodrush

Species Code:
LUCA2

Ecotype:
Seeds were collected in Lane Co. near Eugene.

General Distribution:

Known Invasiveness:

Propagation Goal:
plants

Propagation Method:
seed

Product Type:
Container (plug)

Stock Type:

Grow Time:
0

Target Specifications:

Propagation Collection:
Entire seed heads are clipped from plants when seeds are mature. Plant material is left in an open greenhouse to dry.

Propagation Processing/Propagule Characteristics:
Seed is cleaned using an airscreen machine.

Pre-Planting Propagule Treatments:
Seeds were sown into cone-tainers filled with Sunshine #1 (a soil-less peat-based media) amended with micro-nutrients (Micromax) and a slow release fertilizer (Osmocote 14-14-14). Seeds need a brief cold period to germinate. Flats were left outside in fall.

Growing Area Preparation / Annual Practices for Perennial Crops:

Establishment Phase:
Seedlings emerged quickly.

Length of Establishment Phase:

Active Growth Phase:
Plants grew steady through out the winter and flowered in mid spring.

Length of Active Growth Phase:

Hardening Phase:
Plants were watered year-round and never went dormant.

Length of Hardening Phase:

Harvesting, Storage and Shipping:

Length of Storage:

Guidelines for Outplanting / Performance on Typical Sites:

Other Comments:

References:

Citation:
Bartow, Amy L. 2003. Propagation protocol for production of Container (plug) Luzula campestris (L.) DC plants USDA NRCS - Corvallis Plant Materials Center Corvallis, Oregon. In: Native Plant Network. URL: https://NativePlantNetwork.org (accessed 2025/08/08). US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Center for Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Resources.

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