Juncus bulbosus L.

  • Authority

    Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.

  • Family

    Juncaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Juncus bulbosus L.

  • Description

    Species Description - Stems usually elongate, creeping or floating, producing several capillary lvs and a short flowering branch from the nodes; infl small, scarcely branched, with 1–6 obpyramidal glomerules of 3–10 fls each; fls eprophyllate; tep linear-oblong, acute, subequal, 3–3.5 mm; stamens 3(6); fr unilocular, trigonously oblong-prismatic, blunt or mucronulate, 3.2–4 mm; 2n=40. Shallow water and wet shores; N.S. and Nf.; Pacific coast; Europe. (J. supinus)