Juncus castaneus [clairv.]

Chestnut rush (en), Jonc de Jacquin (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Juncaceae > Juncus

Characteristics

Plants perennial, 15--40 cm tall. Rhizome of long, subterranean runners. Stem usually solitary, terete, 2--3.5 mm in diam. Cataphylls few. Basal leaves 2--4, cauline leaf absent or 1; leaf sheath auricles absent; leaf blade flat, 6--25 cm × 3--6 mm, margin usually involute. Inflorescences with involucral bracts 1 or 2, leaflike, usually longer than inflorescence; heads 2--8, hemispheric, 7--9 mm in diam. at anthesis, 4--10-flowered; bracts 2 or 3, lanceolate, usually shorter than flowers. Pedicels ca. 2 mm. Perianth segments dark brown to chestnut brown, narrowly ovate to lanceolate, 4--5 mm, unequal with outer ones slightly longer than inner, apex acuminate. Stamens 6; filaments ca. 2 mm; anthers ca. 1 mm. Style 1--1.5 mm; stigmas 2--3 mm. Capsule trigonous ellipsoid, 6--7 mm, 3-septate, base lighter colored, apex reddish brown, tapered to an acute tip. Seeds ca. 1 mm, both ends appendaged; appendages white, ca. 1 mm. Fl. Jul--Aug, fr. Aug--Sep. 2 n = 40, 60.
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Herbs, perennial, strongly rhizomatous, 1--4 dm. Culms solitary, 1--2 mm diam. Cataphylls 1--2. Leaves partially cauline, 3--5, auricles absent distally, rounded proximally; blade channeled, to 20 cm, reduced distally. Inflorescences glomerules, 1--3(--5), each with 2--10 flowers; peduncles 0.4--1.5 cm; primary bracts somewhat inflated, usually surpassing inflorescence. Flowers: bracteoles absent; tepals brown or occasionally paler, lanceolate, 4.5--6.6 mm, apex acute to obtuse; inner series slightly shorter; stamens 6, filaments 2.5--3.5 mm, anthers 0.6--1.3 mm; style 1--1.3 mm. Capsules chestnut brown, 3-locular, narrowly oblong, 6.5--8.5 x 1.8--2.3 mm. Seeds pale yellow, fusiform, body 0.6--0.7 mm, tails 0.8--1.1 mm. 2n = 60, 90, 120.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.15 - 0.4
Root system rhizome
Rooting depth (meter) 0.3
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 7-8
Soil humidity 5-6
Soil texture 1-2
Soil acidity 4-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 3-7

Usage

Uses medicinal
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°) -40
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Juncus castaneus unspecified picture

Distribution

Juncus castaneus world distribution map, present in China and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:442797-1
WFO ID wfo-0000776182
COL ID 3QTKR
BDTFX ID 36465
INPN ID 104150
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Juncus castaneus Juncus castaneus var. czetzii Juncus castaneus var. castaneus Juncus castaneus var. pallidus

Lower taxons

Juncus castaneus subsp. castaneus Juncus castaneus subsp. leucochlamys Juncus castaneus subsp. triceps