Juncus pygmaeus Thuill.

Pigmy rush (en), Jonc nain (fr), Jonc pygmée (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Juncaceae > Juncus

Characteristics

An annual hermaphrodite evergreen herb. It grows 0.03-0.15m high.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination anemogamy
Spread epizoochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.03 - 0.15
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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OctNovDec
Fruit color -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 4-9
Soil humidity 5-8
Soil texture 1-4
Soil acidity 1-5
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

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 -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Juncus pygmaeus habit picture by M. Ralph (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Juncus pygmaeus leaf picture by M. Ralph (cc-by-sa)
Juncus pygmaeus leaf picture by Christian Romberg (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Juncus pygmaeus flower picture by M. Ralph (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Juncus pygmaeus world distribution map, present in Belgium, Cyprus, Germany, Denmark, Algeria, Spain, France, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Greece, Croatia, Italy, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Netherlands, Portugal, and Tunisia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:52629-3
WFO ID wfo-0000777129
COL ID 6NH6X
BDTFX ID 36655
INPN ID 104302
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Juncus bicephalus Juncus nanus Juncus pygmaeus Juncus pygmaeus f. lacustris Juncus pygmaeus f. submersus Juncinella pygmaea Juncus pygmaeus var. bicephalus Juncus pygmaeus var. brachycarpus Juncus pygmaeus var. lacustris Juncus pygmaeus var. umbelloides