Juncus bufonius L., Sp. Pl. 328 1753. (syn: Juncus aletaiensis K.F.Wu; Juncus bilineatus Gand.; Juncus bufonius var. alpinus Schur ……………..; Juncus bufonum Bubani [Illegitimate]; Juncus cespifolius Raf.; Juncus congestus S. Watson; Juncus creticus Raf.; Juncus divaricatus Gilib. [Invalid]; Juncus erythropodus V.I.Krecz.; Juncus fasciatus Lojac.; Juncus inaequalis Willd. ex E. Mey.; Juncus istriacus Gand.; Juncus juzepczukii V.I.Krecz. & Gontsch.; Juncus leptocladus Hayata; Juncus plebeius R.Br.; Juncus prolifer Kunth; Juncus pumilus Raf.; Tenageia bufonia (L.) Fourr.);
Common name: Toad rush
Small pale coloured tufted herb; stems slender, branching from base; leaves linear-setaceous, lower several, 1-5 cm long, upper much smaller with hyaline margin, with sheathing base; inflorescence a subsimple raceme to much branched panicle with distant flowers; flowers nearly sessile, single or 2-3 at each node, greenish to straw coloured; perianth pale green with hyaline margin; stamens 6; capsule oblong, yellow to brownish; seeds
reddish-brown, ovoid to rounded. Small pale coloured tufted herb; stems slender, branching from base; leaves linear-setaceous, lower several, 1-5 cm long, upper much smaller with hyaline margin, with sheathing base; inflorescence a subsimple raceme to much branched panicle with distant flowers; flowers nearly sessile, single or 2-3 at each node, greenish to straw coloured; perianth pale green with hyaline margin; stamens 6; capsule oblong, yellow to brownish; seeds reddish-brown, ovoid to rounded.
Photographed from the banks of Tikkar tal lake, Morni Haryana on April 10, 2011.
Common name: Toad rus
Poaceae, Cyperaceae and Juncaceae Week :: Juncaceae: Juncus bufonius? from Morni Hills- NS 55 : Attachments (4). 5 posts by 3 authors.
I am closing my uploads for this week with the last validation request for this plant, shot from Morni Hills, Tikkar Taal.. is this Juncus bufonius??
Hope to come back for similar episode in future with some better pics and unique finds..
It does look like the plant in … post – https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en&fromgroups=#!topic/indiantreepix/EW9jKTmmYLM. And –
Fl Br Ind informs it is the only annual Juncus, distributed in Northern India. The plant is slender much dichotomously branched from the base upwards, cymes numerous……
Thanks for concluding the id ..
ID Kashmir : 3 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (2) Please validate Id as Juncus bufonius.
Baramulla, Kashmir 1600 m 21-05-2017 I think you are right …
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