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Luzula echinata
hedgehog woodrush
Oxon Cove Park and Oxon Hill Run
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Rare

Scientific Name with Authority:		Luzula echinata (Small) F.J. Herm.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		hedgehog woodrush
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Poales, Family Juncaceae, Genus Luzula, Species Luzula echinata


Park Tags:
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Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		MD: SNR
Evidence:		1 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 1 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park	Antietam National Battlefield
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area	Blue Ridge Parkway
Buffalo National River	Cape Cod National Seashore
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area	Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park	Congaree National Park
Cowpens National Battlefield	Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
Cuyahoga Valley National Park	First State National Historical Park
Fort Donelson National Battlefield	Fort Necessity National Battlefield
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park	Gauley River National Recreation Area
George Washington Birthplace National Monument	Great Falls Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park	Guilford Courthouse National Military Park
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site	Hot Springs National Park
Kings Mountain National Military Park	Little River Canyon National Preserve
Mammoth Cave National Park	Manassas National Battlefield Park
Natchez Trace Parkway	Ninety Six National Historic Site
Obed Wild and Scenic River	Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park
Oxon Run National Parkway	Petersburg National Battlefield
Piscataway Park	Prince William Forest Park
Richmond National Battlefield Park	Rock Creek Park
Russell Cave National Monument	Shenandoah National Park
Shiloh National Military Park	Suitland Parkway
Thomas Stone National Historic Site	Vicksburg National Military Park


Last Modified Date:	9/18/2007

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/1/2025 2:18:25 PM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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