Juncus kelloggii Engelm.

Kellogg's dwarf rush (en), Jonc des crapauds (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Juncaceae > Juncus

Characteristics

Herbs, annual, cespitose, 0.1--0.55(--0.65) dm. Culms to 100. Leaves to 2.5 cm x 0.1--0.3 mm. Inflorescences terminal clusters, each with 1--4 flowers; bracts subtending inflorescence 2--5, ovate to lanceolate, inconspicuous, 1--2.5 mm, membranous, apex acute to obtuse. Flowers 3-merous; : tepals dark reddish brown, 2--3.2 x 0.4--1 mm, margins unpigmented; inner series nearly equal to or slightly shorter than outer series, acute to acuminate; stamens 3, filaments 0.7--1.3 mm, anthers 0.3--0.5 mm; style 0.2--0.5 mm, stigma 0.4--1.3 mm. Capsules dark reddish, 3-locular, obovoid to ellipsoid, nearly equal to tepals, 1.8--2.9 x 1.2--1.6 mm. Seeds ovoid, 0.4--0.55 mm, apiculate. n = 17.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
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Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.01 - 0.06
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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

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Cultivation

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

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

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:443093-1
WFO ID wfo-0000776667
COL ID 3QTTQ
BDTFX ID 36562
INPN ID 104224
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Juncus brachystylus Juncus kelloggii Juncus triformis var. brachystylus