Juncus gerardii Loisel.

Saltmeadow rush (en), Jonc de Gérard (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Juncaceae > Juncus

Characteristics

Stems 2–6 dm, from long, slender rhizomes; lvs elongate, to 2 dm; cauline lvs 1 or 2, the uppermost divergent near the middle of the stem; lf-sheaths entire at the summit; infl 2–8 cm, many-fld, with ascending or erect branches, seldom surpassed by the invol lf; fls prophyllate; tep oblong, purple-brown with green midstrip, the sep 2.4–3.2 mm, narrowed to an obtuse incurved tip, the pet slightly shorter, scarious at the broad obtuse summit; stamens 6, reaching nearly to the tip of the tep, the anthers ca 1.5 mm, 3–4 times as long as the filaments; fr trilocular, ovoid-ellipsoid, 2.4–3.3 mm, rounded above and short-beaked, equaling or barely surpassing the sep; seeds ca 0.5 mm, ellipsoid or obovoid-ellipsoid, longitudinally ribbed; 2n=80, 84. Salt-marshes along the coast; interruptedly circumboreal, s. to Va.; now widely intr. inland in our range, in both saline and disturbed nonsaline habitats.
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Herbs, perennial, 2--9 dm. Rhizomes long-creeping. Cataphylls 1--3. Leaves basal, (1--)2--4; auricles 0.4--0.6(--0.8) mm, scarious; blade flat or somewhat channeled,,10--40 cm x  0.4--0.7 mm, margins entire. Inflorescences 10--30(--80)-flowered, usually loose and somewhat lax, 2--16 cm; primary bract rarely surpassing inflorescence. Flowers: bracteoles 2; tepals dark brown or blackish, lanceolate-ovate to oblong, 2.6--3.2(--3.8) mm; inner and outer series nearly equal, apex obtuse; stamens 6, filaments 0.4--0.7 mm, anthers 1.1--1.6(--1.8) mm; style 0.4 mm. Capsules chestnut brown or brown, 3-locular, widely ellipsoid, (2.2--)2.5--3.2(--3.5) x 1.3 --1.9 mm. Seeds dark brown, ellipsoid to lunate, 0.485--0.6(--0.67) mm, not tailed. 2n = ca. 80, 84.
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Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination anemogamy
Spread epizoochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.2 - 0.9
Root system rhizome
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) 0.2
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 4-9
Soil humidity 5-8
Soil texture 1-3
Soil acidity 1-7
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Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

Usage

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Cultivation

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

Juncus gerardii unspecified picture

Distribution

Juncus gerardii world distribution map, present in France, New Zealand, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:442994-1
WFO ID wfo-0000776498
COL ID 6NH56
BDTFX ID 75195
INPN ID 104196
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Synonyms

Juncus gerardii Tenageia gerardii Juncus fucensis Juncus bulbosus var. gerardii Juncus bulbosus var. lychnocarpus Juncus bulbosus var. phaeocarpus Juncus bulbosus var. salinus Juncus compressus subsp. elatior Juncus compressus var. ellipsoideus Juncus compressus subsp. gerardii Juncus gerardii var. sparsiflorus Juncus gerardii var. attenuatus Juncus gerardii subsp. microcarpus Juncus gerardii var. gerardii

Lower taxons

Juncus gerardii subsp. atrofuscus Juncus gerardii subsp. gerardii Juncus gerardii subsp. montanus