Juncus occidentalis (Coville) Wiegand

Western rush (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Juncaceae > Juncus

Characteristics

Herbs, perennial, cespitose, 3--6 dm. Rhizomes densely branching. Culms few--20. Leaves basal, (1--)2--3; auricles 0.5--1(--1.5) mm, apex acutish, membranous; blade flat, 5--15 cm x 0.5--1.3 mm, margins entire. Inflorescences 5--50-flowered, somewhat loose, 1--7 cm; primary bract usually longer than inflorescence. Flowers: bracteoles 2; tepals greenish, lanceolate, (3.5--)5 mm; outer and inner series nearly equal; stamens 6, filaments 0.5--1 mm, anthers 0.1--0.3 mm; style 0.1--0.2 mm. Capsules light brown, 1-locular to pseudo-3-locular, ellipsoid, (3--)5--4.5 x 1.2--1.8 mm, nearly equal to shorter than tepals. Seeds tan, ellipsoid to lunate, 5.5--0.7 mm, not tailed. 2n = 80.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.3 - 0.6
Root system rhizome
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 4-9
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture 1-2
Soil acidity 1-5
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Hardiness (USDA) 5-11

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Cultivation

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

Juncus occidentalis unspecified picture

Distribution

Juncus occidentalis world distribution map, present in Argentina, Canada, Chile, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:132242-2
WFO ID wfo-0000776994
COL ID 3QTZ5
BDTFX ID -
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Juncus occidentalis Juncus tenuis var. congestus Juncus tenuis var. occidentalis