Juncus bufonius L.

 
  • Family : JUNCACEAE
    (Rush Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : JUNCUS FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Juncaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Cyperus bufonius (L.) Maack ex Trautv.; Agathryon bufonium (L.) Záv.Drábk. & Proćków; Juncus bufonius var. genuinus Cout.; Juncus bufonius var. vulgaris Boiss.; Juncus bufonum Bubani; Tenageia bufonia (L.) Fourr.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Juncus bufonius L.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Marshy areas
  • Key identification features : Annual, small, tufted herbs; Leaves setaceous, channelled; Flowers pale-green with one bract and 2 bracteoles in terminal panicle; Capsules oblong, trigonous.
  • Flower, Fruit : March-April
  • Collector(s) Name : S.S.Hooper, Cecil J. Saldanha
  • Collection Date : 11/12/1971
  • Collection Nos : SJC 18168
  • Collection Locality : Ooty
  • Distribution :
    • Kerala : Idukki district
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Himachal Pradesh : Himachal Pradesh
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Siang
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Punjab : Punjab
    • Jammu and Kashmir : Jammu and Kashmir
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Afghanistan, Alabama, Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Algeria, Altay, Amur, Arizona, Arkansas, Austria, Australia, Azores, Bahamas, Baleares, Baltic States, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Bhutan, Bolivia, Borneo, Brazil, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, Ca
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Cosmopolitan
  • Literature :
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
    • H J, Chowdhery, et al. Materials for Flora of Arunachal Pradesh. Volume 3, Botanical Survey of India, 2009. Pg.: 220
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Juncus bufonius. Downloaded on 7 October 2024.

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