Juncus patens

Taxobox
name = "Juncus patens"


image_width = 250px
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Liliopsida
ordo = Poales
familia = Juncaceae
genus = "Juncus"
species = "J. patens"
binomial = "Juncus patens"
binomial_authority = E.Mey.

"Juncus patens" is a species of rush known by the common name spreading rush. It is native to the western United States from Washington to California, and its range may extend into Mexico. It grows in marshes and other wet areas. This is a perennial herb forming narrow, erect bunches of stems. The stems are thin, gray-green, often somewhat waxy, and grooved, and grow 30 to 90 centimeters in maximum height. The leaves have no blades; they appear as brown sheaths around the base of the stems. The inflorescence sprouts from the side of the stem rather than its tip. It holds many flowers, each of which has short, narrow, pointed tepals and six stamens. The fruit is a spherical red or brown capsule which fills and bulges from the dried flower remnants when mature.

External links

* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?8238,8239,8296 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=JUPA2 USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=222000165 Flora of North America]
* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Juncus+patens Photo gallery]