Frog bulrush

Frog bulrush
	Frog bulrush ( Juncus ranarius )
Systematics
	Monocots
	Commelinids
Order :	Sweet grass (Poales)
Family :	Rush Family (Juncaceae)
Genre :	Rushes ( Juncus )
Type :	Frog bulrush
Scientific name
	Juncus ranarius
	Songeon & EPPerrier

The frog rush ( Juncus ranarius ) is a species of rush in the rush family (Juncaceae).

description

The frog bulrush is very similar to the species Juncus bufonius , but differs in the following features: The short-pointed, blunt tepals, which are at most as long as the capsule, the (compared to the inner) significantly longer outer tepals, the capsule valves, which are appear trimmed when opening by folding in the tip, as well as by the reddish leaf base and the 2 or 3 flowers approaching each other .

The number of chromosomes is 2n = 34.

Distribution and location

The frog bulrush is found in the temperate zones of Eurasia and northwest Africa. The salt-tolerant plant colonizes salt plant corridors, moist meadows and ruderal areas and short-lived muddy soil pioneer corridors. In Germany it is quite common on the coasts, while it is only scattered inland. It is a character species of the Isoeto-Nanojuncetea class, but also occurs in societies of the Agropyro-Rumicion association.

literature

Eckehart J. Jäger, Klaus Werner (Ed.): Excursion flora from Germany . Founded by Werner Rothmaler. 10th edited edition. tape 4 : Vascular Plants: Critical Volume . Elsevier, Spektrum Akademischer Verlag, Munich / Heidelberg 2005, ISBN 3-8274-1496-2 .
Henning Haeupler, Thomas Muer: picture atlas of the fern and flowering plants of Germany . Ed .: Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (= The fern and flowering plants of Germany . Volume 2 ). Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart (Hohenheim) 2000, ISBN 3-8001-3364-4 .

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b Erich Oberdorfer : Plant-sociological excursion flora for Germany and neighboring areas . With the collaboration of Angelika Schwabe and Theo Müller. 8th, heavily revised and expanded edition. Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart (Hohenheim) 2001, ISBN 3-8001-3131-5 , pp. 146 .
↑ Rafaël Govaerts (ed.): Juncus ranarius. In: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP) - The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved October 12, 2016.

Web links

Commons : Juncus ranarius - album with pictures, videos and audio files

Frog bulrush. In: FloraWeb.de.
Frog bulrush . In: BiolFlor, the database of biological-ecological characteristics of the flora of Germany.
Profile and distribution map for Bavaria . In: Botanical Information Hub of Bavaria .
Thomas Meyer: Data sheet with identification key and photos at Flora-de: Flora von Deutschland (old name of the website: Flowers in Swabia )

[Oberdorfer2001-1] Erich Oberdorfer : Plant-sociological excursion flora for Germany and neighboring areas . With the collaboration of Angelika Schwabe and Theo Müller. 8th, heavily revised and expanded edition. Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart (Hohenheim) 2001, ISBN 3-8001-3131-5 , pp. 146 .

[WCSP-2] Rafaël Govaerts (ed.): Juncus ranarius. In: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP) - The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved October 12, 2016.