Juncus luzuliformis Franch.

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Juncaceae > Juncus

Characteristics

Plants perennial, densely tufted, 7--30 cm tall. Stems erect or obliquely ascending, ca. 0.3 mm in diam. Cataphylls few. Basal leaves 2(--4), sub-basal leaf 1; leaf sheath auricles sharply pointed; leaf blade linear, proximal ones 10--12 cm, distal ones 1--2.5 cm. Bract subtending inflorescence leaflike, 0.5--0.7 cm. Inflorescences cymose, 2--7-flowered; bracts 2 at base of pedicels. Bracteoles 2 subtending each flower, chestnut brown, broadly ovate, ca. 3.5 mm, apex sharply pointed. Perianth segments greenish white to straw-colored, lanceolate, apex acute; outer segments 4.3--5.5 mm; inner segments 5--7 mm. Stamens 6; filaments ca. 3.2 mm; anthers 1.5--2 mm. Style 2.5--3 mm; stigmas 0.8--1 mm. Capsule chestnut brown at maturity, trigonous ovoid, ca. 5 mm, 1-loculed, apex usually narrowed into a beak. Seeds oblong, ca. 0.8 mm; appendages 2, white, ca. 0.5 mm. Fl. Jul--Aug, fr. Aug--Sep.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.07 - 0.3
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Flower color
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JanFebMar
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JulAugSep
OctNovDec
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AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
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Environment

Light 4-9
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture 1-2
Soil acidity 1-5
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-10

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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

Juncus luzuliformis world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:443166-1
WFO ID wfo-0000776822
COL ID 3QTVT
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Juncus luzuliformis