Juncus subulatus
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Juncus subulatus is a species of the rush family(Juncaceae).
features
Juncus subulatus a is persistent rhizome - Geophyt , the plant height of 30 to 120 centimeters achieved. The rhizome is strong and creeping. The stem has 2 to 4 leaves without a transverse wall, which are 6 to 8 millimeters thick. The spirre is multi-flowered and loose. The flowers each have 2 bracts. The petals are straw yellow, 2.5 to 3.5 millimeters long and narrowly ovate to lanceolate.
The flowering period extends from May to June.
The number of chromosomes is 2n = 42.
Occurrence
Juncus subulatus occurs in the southern Mediterranean from Morocco, Portugal and Spain to Central Asia. In Crete the species grows in salt marshes by the sea.
supporting documents
- Ralf Jahn, Peter Schönfelder: Excursion flora for Crete . With contributions by Alfred Mayer and Martin Scheuerer. Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart (Hohenheim) 1995, ISBN 3-8001-3478-0 , p. 368 .
Individual evidence
- ^ Tropicos - IPCN
- ^ Rafaël Govaerts (ed.): Juncus subulatus. In: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP) - The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved August 17, 2018.