936.000 Juncus L.

Description of the genus

Glabrous herbs, generally occurring in wet places. Leaves flat or cylindric, sometimes septate. Inflorescence compound, paniculate, bracteate; bracteoles sometimes present immediately below and clasping the flower. Perianth segments free, ovate or lanceolate, entire, persistent.

Worldwide: c.300 species, more or less cosmopolitan but rare in the tropics

Juncus oxycarpus

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SpeciesLinks to mapsFZ divisionsContent
dregeanus KunthC,E
effusus L.W,E
engleri BuchenauE
exsertus BuchenauN,W,C,E,S
oxycarpus E. Mey. ex KunthN,W,C,E,SDescription, Image
rigidus Desf.N,W,C,S

Other sources of information about Juncus:

ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Juncus
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Juncus
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Juncus
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Juncus
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Juncus
Kew Monocotyledon checklist: Juncus

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings, 2002-13

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. & Ballings, P. (2013). Flora of Zimbabwe: Genus page: Juncus.
http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=325, retrieved 22 May 2013

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