Juncus textilis Buchenau

Basket rush (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Juncaceae > Juncus

Characteristics

Herbs, perennial, 10--20 dm. Rhizomes long-creeping. Culms erect, 2--5 mm diam. Cataphylls several. Leaves: blade absent. Inflorescences lateral, many flowered, loose; primary bract barely exceeding to many times longer than inflorescence. Flowers variously pedicellate; bracteoles membranous; tepals greenish to pale brown, lanceolate, 3.5--5 mm; inner series loosely subtending capsule at maturity, usually slightly shorter, margins scarious to clear, acutish; stamens 6, filaments 0.3--0.9 mm, anthers 1--2.5 mm; style 1--1.5 mm. Capsules dark brown, 3-locular, oblate to narrowly ovoid, 3--4 mm, nearly equal to perianth. Seeds dark amber, oblate to ellipsoid, 0.5--0.8 mm.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 1.0 - 2.0
Root system rhizome
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Environment

Light 4-9
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture 1-2
Soil acidity 1-5
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Usage

Uses fiber
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Cultivation

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

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Distribution

Juncus textilis world distribution map, present in Mexico and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:132342-2
WFO ID wfo-0000777426
COL ID 6NGYG
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Juncus textilis Juncus lesueurii var. elatus