Today is Good Friday. While out walking I spotted patches of Luzula campestris, Field Wood-rush, amid the grass. This rush is familiarly called Good Friday Grass. Its appearance in Spring around Easter has earned it this name. Its early arrival also helps with identification.
The sky did not turn black today. It was a glorious cobalt blue – a beautiful day for noticing all the early signs of Spring, including Good Friday Grass that can so easily go unnoticed.
References and Further Reading
- Averis, Ben (2015): Plants and Habitats. Forestry Commission Scotland.
- Poland, John & Clement, Eric (2009): The Vegetative Key to the British Flora. Botanical Society of the British Isles.
- Roberts, Carol & Lawrence, Emma (2018): Guide to rushes. FSC Publications. FSC (Field Studes Council).
- Rose, Francis (1989): Colour Identification Guide to the Grasses, Sedges, Rushes and Fernsof the British Isles and north-western Europe. Penguin-Viking.
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