Blooms: June - September
Habit: herb
Duration: annual
Origin: Native
Distribution: Introduced over much of North America; common west of the Cascades
Habitat: Moist areas, often on tidelands; low to mid-elevations on disturbed land
Habit: herb
Duration: annual
Origin: Native
Distribution: Introduced over much of North America; common west of the Cascades
Habitat: Moist areas, often on tidelands; low to mid-elevations on disturbed land
Species Description:
General: Fibrous-rooted annual, the several stems 5-20 cm. tall, dichotomous, often with flowers nearly to the base.
Leaves: Leaves alternate, the blades linear, flat to involute, about 1 mm. broad and 0.5-10 cm. long; leaf bases sheathing, the margins membranous.
Flowers: Flowers usually single at the nodes, subtended by two translucent bracts 1-2 mm. long; perianth 3-7 mm. long, the 6 segments with membranous margins, acuminate, the outer 3 the longer; stamens 6; style 0.3-1 mm. long.
Fruits: Capsule subglobose to ovoid, 2-4 mm. long.
General: Fibrous-rooted annual, the several stems 5-20 cm. tall, dichotomous, often with flowers nearly to the base.
Leaves: Leaves alternate, the blades linear, flat to involute, about 1 mm. broad and 0.5-10 cm. long; leaf bases sheathing, the margins membranous.
Flowers: Flowers usually single at the nodes, subtended by two translucent bracts 1-2 mm. long; perianth 3-7 mm. long, the 6 segments with membranous margins, acuminate, the outer 3 the longer; stamens 6; style 0.3-1 mm. long.
Fruits: Capsule subglobose to ovoid, 2-4 mm. long.
Accepted Name:
Juncus bufonius L.Synonyms:
Juncus bufonius L. var. bufonius
Juncus bufonius L. var. congestus Wahlenb.
Juncus bufonius L. var. halophilus Buchenau & Fernald
Juncus bufonius L. var. occidentalis F.J. Herm.
Juncus sphaerocarpus Nees ex Funk
Treated in Flora of the PNW as:
Juncus bufonius
Additional Resources:
PNW Herbaria Specimens: View list of Juncus bufonius specimens in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria database.
WTU Herbarium Specimens: View list of Juncus bufonius specimens in the WTU Herbarium database.
Washington Flora Checklist: Juncus bufonius treatment.
E-Flora BC: Juncus bufonius atlas page.
CalPhotos: Juncus bufonius images.
USDA Plants Database: Juncus bufonius.
Ben Legler, 2004
Ben Legler, 2004
Ben Legler, 2004
Ben Legler, 2004
Ben Legler, 2004
G. D. Carr, 2006
G. D. Carr, 2006
Clayton J. Antieau, 1990
G. D. Carr, 2011
G. D. Carr, 2011
G. D. Carr, 2011
G. D. Carr, 2011
Craig Althen, 2010
Craig Althen, 2010
Craig Althen, 2010
Craig Althen, 2010
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