Scientific Name: Luzula meridionalis

Common Name: southern woodrush

Family Classification (Clade): Monocots

Family: Juncaceae

Form Description: A loosely tufted perennial.

Height (m): 0.15 – 0.3

Flowers: Umbels with 1-10 spreading branches of uneven length carrying flowers in small clusters.

Fruit: Nut – chestnut brown, shining. Seeds black with white or cream “outgrowth”.

Municipality
Break O’DayBrightonBurnieCentral CoastCentral HighlandsClarenceDerwent ValleyDorsetGeorge TownGlamorgan-Spring BayGlenorchyHobartHuon ValleyKentishKingboroughLatrobeLauncestonMeander ValleyNorthern MidlandsSouthern MidlandsWaratah-WynyardWest Coast
Plant Communities
Grassland
Habitat Notes

Widespread in open forests and grasslands from sea level to sub-alpine habitats in the north-east, Midlands, east coast and south-west regions.

Site Tolerance

Moist

Soil Tolerance

Fertile, Loam, Well-drained

Propagation Calendar

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Propagation Method
Seed, Division

Seed Information

Seed Treatment Notes

Reportedly grown from seed, although some growers have poor results. Germination is slow and erratic. The critical factor is probably temperature but more research is needed.