Juncus amabilis Edgar

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Juncaceae > Juncus

Characteristics

Slender close-packed clumps; rhizome short. Stems 45-120 cm × (1)-1.5-2.5 mm, hard, erect, bluish-green, ridged, dull, pith irregularly interrupted. Basal sheaths closely appressed, loose, dark red-purple, ± black below. Inflorescence 5-10 cm long with up to 5 very slender erect branches, 1-2 longer than rest and branched again. Flowers small, clustered at branchlet tips. Tepals 1.5-2 mm long, ± equal, acute. Stamens 3-(4). Capsule 2-2.5 mm long, usually noticeably > tepals, ovoid, tapered to subacute top, reddish-brown.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.5 - 1.2
Root system rhizome
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 1-6
Soil humidity 5-9
Soil texture 1-2
Soil acidity 1-5
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-10

Usage

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

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -7
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Juncus amabilis world distribution map, present in Australia, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and New Zealand

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:442663-1
WFO ID wfo-0000775814
COL ID 3QTG2
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Juncus amabilis