(Luzula campestris).
Luzula, a genus of plants of the natural order Junceæ, differing from rushes in having a 3-seeded instead of a many-seeded capsule, and in having soft plane leaves, which are generally covered with thinly-scattered longish hairs. They do not grow in wet places, like rushes, but in woods, pastures, and elevated mountainous situations (see RUSH). Perhaps there is no more common British plant than the Field-rush (L. campestris), a plant of very humble growth; its flowering spikes congregated into a close head, their dark colour relieved by the whitish yellow of the anthers, profusely adorn dry pastures in spring. It is of no agricultural value. The species which grow under the shade of trees preserve their verdure in winter, adding to the beauty of the scene, and improving the cover for game.