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936.000 Juncus
Description of the genus
Glabrous herbs, generally occurring in wet places. Leaves flat or cylindric, sometimes septate. Inflorescence compound, paniculate, bracteate; bracteoles sometimes present immediately below and clasping the flower. Perianth segments free, ovate or lanceolate, entire, persistent. Worldwide: c.300 species, more or less cosmopolitan but rare in the tropics Botswana: 3 taxa. |
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Links to taxa: View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this genus
| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| exsertus Buchenau | ||
| oxycarpus E. Mey. ex Kunth | SE | Description, Image |
| rigidus Desf. | N | Image |
Other sources of information about Juncus:
Our websites:
Flora of Caprivi: cultivated JuncusFlora of Malawi: Juncus
Flora of Mozambique: Juncus
Flora of Zambia: Juncus
Flora of Zimbabwe: Juncus
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): JuncusBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Juncus
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Juncus
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Juncus
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Juncus
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Juncus
JSTOR Plant Science: Juncus
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Juncus
Plants of the World Online: Juncus
Tropicos: Juncus
Wikipedia: Juncus
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