Juncus effusus L.

 
  • Family : JUNCACEAE
    (Rush Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : JUNCUS FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Juncaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Agathryon effusum (L.) Záv.Drábk. & Proćków; Juncus communis E.Mey.; Juncus communis subsp. effusus (L.) Čelak.; Juncus communis proles effusus (L.) Rouy; Juncus communis var. effusus (L.) E.Mey.; Juncus conglomeratus var. effusus (L.) Kostel.; Juncus laevis Wallr.; Juncus laevis var. effusus (L.) Wallr.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Juncus effusus L.
  • Common name : Corkscrew Rush, Spiral Rush, Soft Rush
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Marshy areas
  • Key identification features : Perennial, tufted herbs with rounded stems; Leaves scaly at base; Flowers solitary, subsessile, pseudoterminal, pale green to yellowish; Capsules oblong, obscurely reticulate.
  • Flower, Fruit : November-April
  • Collector(s) Name : Cecil J. Saldanha, H.S.Suresh
  • Collection Date : 10/04/1986
  • Collection Nos : N 24
  • Collection Locality : Kolumand, Nigiri Biosphere Reserve
  • Distribution :
    • Kerala : Idukki district
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Himachal Pradesh : Himachal Pradesh
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Subansiri
    • Jammu and Kashmir : Jammu and Kashmir
  • Native : Afghanistan, Alabama, Alaska, Albania, Algeria, Altay, Arizona, Arkansas, Austria, Azores, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bhutan, Bolivia, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Burundi, California, Cambodia, Canary Islands, Central European Rus, China,
  • 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 effusus. Downloaded on 7 December 2024.

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