Appearance
"Luzula campestris" is relatively short, between 5 to 15 cm tall. It spreads via short stolons and also via seed produced in one stemless cluster of flowers together with three to six stemmed clusters of flowers.It flowers between March and June in the northern temperate zone. The chromosome number is 12, 24 or 36.
The plant can be a persistent weed in ornamental turf.
Distribution
The native range of "Luzula campestris" is temperate Europe, extending to North Africa in the south and to the Caucasus in the east. The species has a northern limit at about latitude 63 degrees north in Scandinavia.The closely related "Luzula multiflora" is native in much of North America, and is a distinct species in the "Flora of North America". Some botanists treat it as a variety, "Luzula campestris" var. "multiflora".
"Luzula campestris" has been introduced worldwide outside its native range, into suitable habitats in the southern hemisphere.
Habitat
This species of "Luzula" is found on all types of native grasslands, and cultivated areas such as lawns, golf-course greens and fields.References:
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