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

Zimbabwe: 7 taxa.

Juncus oxycarpus

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SpeciesFZ divisionsContent
dregeanus Kunth subsp. bachitii (Steud.) HedbergC,E
effusus L. subsp. laxus (Robyns & Tournay) SnogerupW,E
exsertus BuchenauN,W,C,E,S
lomatophyllus Spreng.E
oxycarpus E. Mey. ex KunthN,W,C,E,SDescription, Image
punctorius L.f.S
rigidus Desf.N,W,C,SImage

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Flora of Botswana: Juncus
Flora of Caprivi: cultivated Juncus
Flora of Malawi: Juncus
Flora of Mozambique: Juncus
Flora of Zambia: Juncus

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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Juncus
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Tropicos: Juncus
Wikipedia: Juncus

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Zimbabwe: Genus page: Juncus.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=325, retrieved 19 March 2024

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