Juncus cooperi Engelm.

Cooper's rush (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Juncaceae > Juncus

Characteristics

Herbs, perennial, robust, tufted, 4--10 dm. Rhizomes short. Culms terete, 1.5--2.5 mm diam. Cataphylls several, reddish brown, often apiculate. Leaves basal, 1--2; auricles essentially absent; blade terete, 10--40 dcm, shorter than culm. Inflorescences glomerules 3--12, each with (1--)2--5 flowers, open, branches unequal, 3--12 cm, primary bract terete or slightly compressed, shorter to longer than inflorescence. Flowers: tepals straw-colored to pale green, ovate-lanceolate, 4--5 mm, apex acuminate or setaceous; inner series elliptic, nearly equal, margins wide, scarious, apiculate; stamens 6, filaments 1 mm, anthers 1.5--2 mm; style 1 mm. Capsules tan to light reddish brown, 3-locular, ellipsoid, 3.7--4.5 x1.6--2 mm, mostly shorter than or nearly equal to perianth. Seeds dark amber, obovoid, body 0.7--1 mm, tails 0.1--0.5 mm.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.4 - 1.0
Root system rhizome
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 4-9
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture 1-2
Soil acidity 1-5
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Hardiness (USDA) 6-11

Usage

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Cultivation

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

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Distribution

Juncus cooperi world distribution map, present in Mexico and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:442847-1
WFO ID wfo-0000776263
COL ID 3QTLV
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Juncus cooperi