Juncus alatus Franch. & Sav.

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Juncaceae > Juncus

Characteristics

Plants perennial, tufted, 11--50 cm tall. Rhizome short. Stems flat, 2--4 mm wide, laterally broadly winged. Basal leaves 2--4, cauline leaves 1 or 2; leaf sheath auricles small, rounded, membranous; leaf blade flat, 5--16 cm × 3--4 mm, usually incompletely septate. Inflorescences terminal, 3--12 cm, sparingly branched; heads (4--)7--27, 3--7-flowered; bracts 2 or 3, broadly ovate, 2--2.5 × ca. 1.5 mm, membranous, apex acute. Perianth segments greenish to chestnut brown, lanceolate, 3--3.5 × 1--1.3 mm, margin scarious, apex acuminate. Stamens 6; anthers 0.5--0.8 mm, ca. 1/2 as long as filaments. Ovary ellipsoid, 1-loculed. Capsule chestnut brown, 3.5--5 mm. Seeds ellipsoid, 0.4--0.5 mm, longitudinally striate. Fl. Apr--Jul, fr. May--Oct.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.11 - 0.5
Root system rhizome
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Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

Usage

Uses medicinal
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Cultivation

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Distribution

Juncus alatus world distribution map, present in China, Japan, and Korea (Democratic People's Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:442645-1
WFO ID wfo-0000775759
COL ID 3QTFK
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Synonyms

Juncus alatus