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Bulbous Rush (Juncus bulbosus)

Description

Juncus bulbosus is a species of rushes , plants of the wetlands. It is of the Juncaceae familyand is of the hemicryptophyte type. It is typical of oligotrophic media 1 . In French, it is called Bulbous rush, Reclining rod.The bulbous rush is a plant of 5 to 30 cm without rhizome. It is of cespitux nature, that is to say, in clumps. The basal bulge is of bulbiform type and the stem can reach 1m in the case where the plant is aquatic or floating. The phyllotaxis is called basal, the leaves are cylindrical or even slightly flattened. The dorsal region of the limbus is caniculate. The inflorescence is a cyme 3 to 20 glomeruli 2 .

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum: Magnoliophyta

        • Class: Liliopsida

          • Order: Poales

            • Family: Juncaceae

              • Genus: Juncus