Juncus covillei Piper

Coville's rush (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Juncaceae > Juncus

Characteristics

Herbs, perennial, strongly rhizomatous, 0.5--2.5 dm. Culms erect, slightly flattened. Leaves: basal 2--5, cauline 2--4; auricles absent or, if present, 0.5--1.5 mm, apex acute; blade flat, 5--15 cm x 2--3 mm. Inflorescences glomerules, 1--6, each with 3--7 flowers, open to aggregate, 2--6 cm; primary bract or distal leaves usually exceeding inflorescences. Flowers: tepals usually brown, ovate-oblong, 3--4 mm, margins scarious; inner series slightly shorter, minutely papillate; stamens 6, filaments 0.8--1.4 mm, anthers 0.8--1.4 mm; style 1 mm. Capsules 3-locular, narrowly ovoid, 4--5 mm. Seeds narrowly ovoid, 0.3 mm, not tailed.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.05 - 0.25
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Environment

Light 4-9
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture 1-2
Soil acidity 1-5
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Hardiness (USDA) 4-10

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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 covillei world distribution map, present in Canada and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:132088-2
WFO ID wfo-0000776267
COL ID 3QTLZ
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Juncus covillei Juncus falcatus var. paniculatus Juncus latifolius var. paniculatus

Lower taxons

Juncus covillei var. covillei Juncus covillei var. obtusatus