Juncus flavidus L.A.S.Johnson

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Juncaceae > Juncus

Characteristics

Slender open clumps; rhizome short. Stems 50-70-(80) cm × 1-2.5 mm, ± rigid, yellow-green, finely ridged, ± shining, pith interrupted by small ± regular cavities. Basal sheaths shining brown at base, straw-coloured above. Inflorescence 3-13 cm long, often with 1 or 2 long branches. Flowers numerous, usually ± secund on the branchlets and rather closely packed in a central fan-shaped cluster with smaller fans at tips of long branches. Tepals 2-2.5 mm long, ± equal, acute. Stamens 3. Capsule 2.5-3 mm long, ± = tepals, ovate-oblong, light brown, obtuse at top.
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Hardiness (USDA) 7-12

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Distribution

Juncus flavidus world distribution map, present in Australia and New Zealand

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:442968-1
WFO ID wfo-0000776464
COL ID 3QTQ7
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Synonyms

Juncus flavidus