Juncus triformis Engelm.

Yosemite dwarf rush (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Juncaceae > Juncus

Characteristics

Herbs, annual, cespitose, 0.5--1.5 dm. Culms 2--80, capillary, 0.1--4 mm diam. Leaves 1/5--1/3 height of plant. Inflorescences headlike clusters, each with 1--7 flowers, bracts subtending inflorescence 2--10, ovate to broadly lanceolate, inconspicuous, 0.7--2.4 mm, membranous, apex acute. Flowers: tepals reddish with green central band, linear to lanceolate, 1.9--4.5 x 0.5--1.1 mm; inner series slightly longer than outer, apex acuminate to attenuate; stamens 3, filaments 0.4--1.1 mm, anthers 1--2.2 mm; style persistent, 1--3.2 mm, stigma 0.5--2.5 mm. Capsules reddish, 3-locular, ovoid to ellipsoid or oblate, 1.6--2.5 x 1.1--1.8 mm, usually 1/2 length of tepals. Seeds nearly globose to ellipsoid, 0.3--0.7 mm. n = 18.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
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Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.05 - 0.15
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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

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Cultivation

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

Juncus triformis world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:443607-1
WFO ID wfo-0000777476
COL ID 6NGXQ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Juncus triformis Juncus megaspermus Juncus triformis var. stylosus