Juncus pylaei Laharpe

Jonc diffus (fr), Jonc épars (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Juncaceae > Juncus

Characteristics

Laharpe Densely cespitose; stems rather soft, to 1 m, rather coarsely ridged-sulcate with 10–20 ridges, the epidermal cells over the ridges enlarged; basal sheaths to 2 dm, bladeless, mostly dark reddish-brown or blackish; invol lf 10–20 cm, appearing like a continuation of the stem; infl apparently lateral, many-fld, open to fairly compact, mostly 1.5–6+ cm wide; fls prophyllate; tep 2.5–3.5 mm, pale brown, rigid, lanceolate, long-acuminate, ± closely investing the fr, the outer a little longer than the inner and often loose or slightly spreading at the tip; anthers 3; fr trilocular, shorter than to about equaling the tep, broadly obtuse or rounded to truncate or retuse at the tip, usually not mucronate; 2n=40. Wet, boggy or sandy, rather low-nutrient soils; Nf. to Minn. and sw. Mont., s. to N.C. and Ind. (J. effusus var. p.)
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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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) 4-9

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Cultivation

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

Juncus pylaei world distribution map, present in Canada, France, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:443399-1
WFO ID wfo-0000777137
COL ID 6NH79
BDTFX ID 36658
INPN ID 104303
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Synonyms

Juncus effusus var. costulatus Juncus effusus var. pylaei Juncus pylaei