Luzula campestris de Candolle var. pallescens Wahlenberg.

Perianth segments pale chestnut brown to yellowish white; outer segments 2--2.6 × ca. 1 mm; inner segments 1.6--2 × ca. 0.8 mm. Filaments subequaling to slightly longer than anthers. Fl. May--Jun, fr. Jun--Aug.

Forested slopes, disturbed grasslands, trail sides; 1100--3600 m. Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, Shanxi, Sichuan, Taiwan, Xinjiang [Japan, Korea, Russia; Europe, North America].