Juncus thomsonii Buchenau

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Juncaceae > Juncus

Characteristics

Plants perennial, tufted in tussocks, (5--)10--20(--30) cm tall. Rhizome short. Stems terete, 0.6--1 mm in diam. Leaves all sub-basal, usually 2; leaf sheath reddish brown, margin scarious, auricles acute, membranous, free portion ca. 0.5 mm; leaf blade linear, 1--10 cm, apex with a callus. Inflorescences terminal; head solitary, 5--10 mm in diam., 2--8-flowered; bracts 3 or 4, spreading, ovate-lanceolate, 3--8 × 1--3 mm, shorter than head, apex obtuse. Perianth segments yellowish white, straw-colored, or chestnut brown, oblong-lanceolate, 4.5--5 × 1.2--1.6 mm, equal or inner ones slightly shorter than outer, apex obtuse. Stamens 6; filaments 4.3--6 mm; anthers linear, 1.6--2 mm. Style short; stigmas 1.1--2.2 mm. Capsule reddish brown to dark brown when mature, trigonous ellipsoid, 4--5 mm, 3-septate, apex beaked; beak 0.5--1.5 mm. Seeds oblong, 0.7--1 mm; appendages 2, whitish, 0.8--1 mm. Fl. Jul--Aug, fr. Aug--Sep.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
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Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.2
Root system rhizome
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Flower color
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Environment

Light 4-9
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture 1-2
Soil acidity 1-5
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-11

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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

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Juncus thomsonii unspecified picture

Distribution

Juncus thomsonii world distribution map, present in Bhutan, China, India, Kyrgyzstan, Nepal, Pakistan, and Tajikistan

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:443583-1
WFO ID wfo-0000777431
COL ID 6NGYC
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN)
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Synonyms

Juncus thomsonii Juncus leucomelas var. thomsonii Juncus thomsonii var. fulvus