Juncus filipendulus Buckley

Ringseed rush (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Juncaceae > Juncus

Characteristics

Herbs, perennial, tufted, 1.5--3.5 dm. Rhizomes poorly developed. Culms erect, compressed, bases often swollen. Leaves: basal 2--4, cauline 1--3; auricles 0.5--1 mm, apex rounded to nearly acute; blade flat, 3--15 cm x 1--2.5 mm. Inflorescences glomerules, (1--)2--5(--10), each with (3--)6--15 flowers, open; primary bract shorter than inflorescence. Flowers: tepals straw-colored with green midstripe, lanceolate or widely so, 3.5--5 mm, margins sometimes clear; outer and inner series nearly equal; stamens 3, filaments 1.5 mm, anthers 0.5 mm; style 0.5 mm. Capsules tan to reddish brown, 3-locular, obovoid, 2.6--3.2 mm, shorter than perianth. Seeds fusiform, 0.5--0.6 mm, not tailed.
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 - 0.35
Root system rhizome
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Flower color
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OctNovDec
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Environment

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

Usage

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

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
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Distribution

Juncus filipendulus world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:442962-1
WFO ID wfo-0000776457
COL ID 3QTPY
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Juncus buckleyi Juncus leptocaulis Juncus filipendulus