Juncus wallichianus Laharpe

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Juncaceae > Juncus

Characteristics

Plants perennial, densely tufted, 25--40 cm tall. Stems terete, 1--2 mm in diam. Basal leaves 1 or 2, cauline leaves 2; leaf sheath auricles obtuse, 0.6--1 mm; leaf blade terete, 3--15 cm × 1--2 mm, hollow, distinctly septate. Inflorescences terminal; involucral bract leaflike, usually shorter than inflorescence; heads usually more than 25, hemispheric, 2--5 mm in diam., (2--)4--6(--10)-flowered. Perianth segments chestnut brown, lanceolate, 2--2.8 × ca. 0.8 mm, often unequal with inner ones larger than outer, margin scarious, apex mucronate to acuminate. Stamens 3; filaments ca. 1 mm; anthers ca. 0.7 mm. Capsule dark chestnut brown, shiny, trigonous oblong, 2.8--3.5 mm, apex cuspidate. Seeds reddish brown, ca. 0.5 mm. Fl. Jul--Aug, fr. Aug--Sep.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.2 - 0.33
Root system rhizome
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Hardiness (USDA) 7-12

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Distribution

Juncus wallichianus world distribution map, present in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Indonesia, India, Japan, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, Korea (Democratic People's Republic of), Russian Federation, Thailand, Taiwan, Province of China, and Viet Nam

Conservation status

Juncus wallichianus threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:443659-1
WFO ID wfo-0000777547
COL ID 6NGYN
BDTFX ID 36687
INPN ID 104330
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Synonyms

Juncus koidzumii Juncus ohwianus Juncus sphaerocephalus Juncus yanshanuensis Juncus indicus Juncus pseudokrameri Juncus wallichianus Juncus auritus Juncus monticola Juncus leschenaultii var. unitubulosus Juncus nikkoensis var. pinifolius Juncus prismatocarpus subsp. teretifolius