Juncus Maximowiczii
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''Juncus maximowiczii'' is a species of plant in the genus ''
Juncus ''Juncus'' is a genus of monocotyledonous flowering plants, commonly known as rushes. It is the largest genus in the family Juncaceae, containing around 300 species. Description Rushes of the genus ''Juncus'' are herbaceous plants that superfici ...
'', native to China, Korea and Japan. It grows in wet areas of mountains.


Characteristics

* ''Juncus maximowiczii'' is 5–10 cm tall, perennial. * The stems are tufted, slender, terete or angled. * The leaves are filiform, more or less compressed, and the radical leaves are slightly shorter to longer than the stems. * The flowers are 5–6 mm long, in terminal, solitary heads, and often come 2-3 together, sessile, with ovary. The perianth is linear and obtuse. The 6 stamens are 5–6 mm long, and the filaments are longer than anthers. * The fruits are capsules of yellowish or light brown color are obovoid, ellipsoid, and longer than perianth. There are 0.5 mm long white tail at both ends of the seeds.


References

# Plants of Taiwan
''Juncus triflorus'' Ohwi
# Taiwan Biodiversity Information Facility
''Juncus triflorus'' Ohwi, 1937 玉山燈心草
# Catalogue of life in Taiwan. Web electronic publication. version 2009
''Juncus triflorus''
maximowiczii Flora of China Flora of Eastern Asia {{Poales-stub