Juncus acutus subsp. leopoldii (Parl.) Snogerup

Leopold's rush (en), Jonc piquant d'Afrique (fr), Jonc de Léopold (fr)

Subspecies

Angiosperms > Poales > Juncaceae > Juncus > Juncus acutus

Characteristics

Herbs, perennial, robust, tufted, often forming clumps to 1 m diam., 6--12 dm. Culms 3--4 mm diam. Cataphylls 1--2. Leaves basal, 2--4; sheaths brownish, inflated; auricles absent or prolonged 1--3 mm, cartilaginous; blade terete, 30--100 dcm x 2--3 mm. Inflorescences sympodial or appearing lateral, glomerules numerous, each with 2--5 flowers, branches unequal, 5--20 cm; primary bract inflated, usually shorter than inflorescence. Flowers: tepals straw-colored, brown-tipped, 2--4 mm; outer tepals widely lanceolate, margins scarious, apex obtuse to acutish; inner tepals rounded, shorter; stamens 6, filaments 0.2--0.4 mm, anthers 1.2--1.8 mm; style 1--1.2 mm. Capsules yellow-brown, pseudo-3-locular, nearly globose, 3.5--5 x 2.4--3.3 mm, obviously exceeding perianth, mucronate. Seeds brownish, obliquely obovoid, body 0.6--0.7 mm, tails 0.2--0.3 mm.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination anemogamy
Spread epizoochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.8 - 1.1
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Environment

Light 4-9
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture 1-2
Soil acidity 1-5
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-11

Usage

Uses fiber
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.
Mode divisions seedlings
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Distribution

Juncus acutus subsp. leopoldii world distribution map, present in Brazil and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:883662-1
WFO ID wfo-0000775737
COL ID 6NH4R
BDTFX ID 119671
INPN ID 963290
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Juncus leopoldii Juncus acutus f. xanthosus Juncus robustus Juncus macrocarpus Juncus acutus subsp. leopoldii Juncus acutus var. leopoldii Juncus acutus var. sphaerocarpus Juncus acutus var. xanthosus