Juncus howellii F.J.Herm.

Howell's rush (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Juncaceae > Juncus

Characteristics

Herbs, perennial, 2--6 dm. Rhizomes long creeping. Culms erect, slightly compressed, never rooting at nodes. Leaves: basal 2--4, cauline 2--3; auricles 1--3 mm, apex rounded to acutish, membranous; blade flat, 10--30 cdm x 2--4 mm, reduced distally, margins occasionally papillose. Inflorescences glomerules, usually 3--9, each with 3--8(--10) flowers, open, 2--9 cm; primary bract much shorter than inflorescence. Flowers: tepals yellow-brown with green midstripe, lanceolate, 5--6.5 mm, margins clear; outer and inner series nearly equal, adaxially papillose; stamens 6, filaments 0.5--1 mm, anthers 1.8--2.6 mm; style 0.6 mm. Capsules tan, 3-locular, obovoid, 3--5 mm, shorter than perianth. Seeds ovoid, body 0.5--0.7 mm, tails 0.2--0.4 mm.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.2 - 0.6
Root system rhizome
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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

Usage

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Cultivation

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

Juncus howellii unspecified picture

Distribution

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

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:132154-2
WFO ID wfo-0000776607
COL ID 3QTSQ
BDTFX ID -
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Juncus howellii