Juncus squarrosus

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SPECIES

1. KingdomPlantae
2. PhylumTracheophyta
3. ClassLiliopsida
4. OrderPoales
5. FamilyJuncaceae

Native toAustria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Czechia-Slovakia, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain, Iceland, Ireland, Italy

Observations recorded149,419

Herbs, perennial, cespitose to mat-forming, 2--5 dm. Rhizomes short, nearly erect, branching. Culms 1(--2). Cataphylls 2--4. Leaves basal, 3--6; auricles 0.2--0.4 mm, membranous to scarious; blade arcuate, spreading, grayish green, channeled, 7--30 cm x 1--2 mm, nearly leathery, margins entire. Inflorescences terminal, 7--40-flowered, somewhat loose, 3--10 x 1--2 cm; primary bract usually shorter than inflorescence. Flowers: pedicels 0.5--2 mm; bracteoles 2; tepals brown to blackish, 4--5.5 mm; outer and inner series nearly equal, apex obtuse to nearly acute; stamens 6, filaments 0.5 mm, anthers 1.5--2 mm; style 0.2 mm. Capsules brownish, 3-locular, ovoid to ellipsoid, 4--5 x 2.3--3 mm, nearly equal to perianth. Seeds brownish, ellipsoid, 0.6--0.9 mm, not tailed. 2n = 42.

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🔬Museum specimens

Specimen records

3,391

With media

2,177

Family

Juncaceae

Collections

UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA MUSEUMS, CHAS, CMN, TROM, UAM

Recorded in

Germany, United Kingdom, Denmark, Norway

Wikidata facts

Instance of

taxon

Parent taxon

Juncus

Image

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