Juncus xiphioides

Taxobox
name = "Juncus xiphioides"


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

"Juncus xiphioides" is a species of rush known by the common name irisleaf rush. It is native to the southwestern United States and Baja California where it grows in wet areas in many habitat types. This is a rhizomatous perennial herb producing erect stems to a maximum height between about 40 and 80 centimeters. It has wide leaf blades for a rush, often exceeding one centimeter in width at the base. The few straw-colored leaves reach up to 40 centimeters in length. The large inflorescence has many clusters of up to 70 flowers each. The flower has very narrow green, red, or yellow-brown, lance-shaped tepals and six stamens with very small anthers. The fruit is a brown oblong capsule.

External links

* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?8238,8239,8310 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=JUXI USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=222000197 Flora of North America]
* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Juncus+xiphioides Photo gallery]