Juncus inflexus L.

Taxonomy: Fam. Juncaceae// Genus: Juncus// Species: Juncus inflexus L.

Determined according to the botanical key provided by Snogerup in Tutin et al. (1980).

Lifeform: Perrenial; Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Distribution: Native from Europe to Arabian Peninsula, India, China and Mongolia; Macaronesia, Northwest, Central and Southern Africa to Madagascar according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).

Habitat: Wet habitats – edges of rivers and ponds; calcicole.

Flowering period: Summer: JUN, JUL, AUG.

Juncus inflexus – habit. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 28.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Juncus inflexus – habit. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 28.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Juncus inflexus – habit. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 28.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Juncus inflexus – flowering stems with inflorescence. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 28.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Juncus inflexus – flowering stems with inflorescence. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 28.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Juncus inflexus – flowering stems with inflorescence. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 28.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Juncus inflexus – flowering stems with inflorescence. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 28.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Juncus inflexus – inflorescence. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 28.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Juncus inflexus – inflorescence and bract. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 28.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Juncus inflexus – inflorescence and bract. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 28.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Juncus inflexus – inflorescence. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 28.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Juncus inflexus – inflorescence. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 28.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Juncus inflexus – inflorescence with capsules. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 28.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Juncus inflexus – inflorescence with capsules. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 28.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Juncus inflexus – inflorescence with capsules. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 28.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Juncus inflexus – inflorescence with capsules. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 28.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Juncus inflexus – bract. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 28.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Juncus inflexus – stem, inflorescence branches and bract. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 28.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Juncus inflexus – stems and leaves. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 28.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Juncus inflexus – stems and leaves. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 28.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Juncus inflexus – lower part of plant. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 28.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Juncus inflexus – stems and leaves. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 28.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Juncus inflexus – stem. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 28.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Juncus inflexus – stem. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 28.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Juncus inflexus – stem. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 28.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Juncus inflexus – stem with interrupted pit. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 28.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Juncus inflexus – stem with interrupted pit. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 28.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Juncus inflexus – stem with interrupted pit. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 28.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Juncus inflexus – leaf. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 28.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Juncus inflexus – leaf with interrupted pit. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 28.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Juncus inflexus – plant base and basal sheaths. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 28.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Juncus inflexus – plant base and basal sheaths. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 28.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Juncus inflexus – basal sheaths. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 28.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Juncus inflexus – basal sheaths. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 28.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Juncus inflexus – basal sheaths. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 28.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Juncus inflexus – basal sheaths. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 28.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Juncus inflexus L. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:443065-1 [Accessed 18.09.2021].

Juncus L. Snogerup, S. in Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (1980). Flora Europaea. Volume 5: Alismataceae to Orchidaceae (Monocotyledones). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 102 – 111.

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