Juncus interior Wiegand

Inland rush (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Juncaceae > Juncus

Characteristics

Herbs, perennial, tufted, 2--6 dm. Rhizomes densely branching. Culms 1--10. Cataphylls 1--3. Leaves basal, 1--2(--3); auricles whitish or purplish tinged, 0.2--0.4(--0.6) mm, scarious; blade flat, 5--15 cm x 0.5--1.1 mm, margins entire. Inflorescences usually somewhat compact, 1.5--7 cm; primary bract usually shorter than inflorescence. Flowers: bracteoles 2; tepals greenish, lanceolate, 3.3--4.4 mm, apex acuminate; stamens 6, filaments 0.5--0.9 mm, anthers 0.4--0.6 mm; style 0.1--0.2 mm. Capsules light tan or darker, 1-locular to pseudo-3-locular, ellipsoid to nearly globose, (3.3--)3.8--4.7 mm, nearly equal to or longer than tepals. Seeds tan, ellipsoid to lunate, 0.436--0.73 mm, not tailed. 2n = 80.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.55 - 0.75
Root system rhizome
Rooting depth (meter) 0.3
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 5-6
Soil humidity 5-6
Soil texture 1-2
Soil acidity 4-6
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) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Images

Fruit

Juncus interior fruit picture by Kendra RaiderNature (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Juncus interior world distribution map, present in Canada, Mexico, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:132158-2
WFO ID wfo-0000776642
COL ID 3QTT5
BDTFX ID 36606
INPN ID 104258
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Juncus neomexicanus Juncus arizonicus Juncus interior Juncus monostichus Juncus arizonicus var. curtiflorus Juncus interior var. arizonicus Juncus interior var. billingtonii Juncus interior var. neomexicanus Juncus interior var. uniflorus