Juncus microcephalus Kunth

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Juncaceae > Juncus

Characteristics

Loosely or densely tufted perennial, bronze or occasionally red-purple at base. Stems 15-90 cm high, without internal transverse septa below inflorescence. Leaves terete or ± compressed, transversely-septate with septa usually evident externally. Inflorescence 6-24 cm long, very variable, open, much-branched, with 3-8-flowered clusters at ends of branches. Tepals 3-3.5 mm long, all ± equal, broad, acute. Stamens 6. Capsule 2.5-3.5 mm long, < to ± = tepals, broad, depressed at top, minutely mucronate, reddish-brown.
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A herb. It forms colonies. It keeps growing from year to year. It can grow 2 m tall. The capsules bear hundreds of small seeds.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
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Mature height (meter) 1.08 - 1.45
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Environment

It is a warm temperate plant. It is often in wet soils. In Argentina it grows from sea level to 3,000 m above sea level.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

Uses food
Edible roots tubers
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Plants are grown from seeds. They need light to germinate.
Mode seedlings
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Images

Habit

Juncus microcephalus habit picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Juncus microcephalus flower picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Juncus microcephalus world distribution map, present in Argentina, Australia, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, New Zealand, Panama, Peru, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:443213-1
WFO ID wfo-0000776902
COL ID 3QTX9
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Juncus sellowianus Juncus rudis Juncus floribundus Juncus floribundus Juncus involucratus Juncus luzoloxiphium Juncus microcephalus f. conglobatus Juncus timotensis Juncus microcephalus var. floribundus Juncus microcephalus var. intermedius Juncus microcephalus var. virens Juncus microcephalus Juncus microcephalus var. microcephalus