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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 Zimbabwe: 7 taxa. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| dregeanus Kunth subsp. bachitii (Steud.) Hedberg | C,E | |
| effusus L. subsp. laxus (Robyns & Tournay) Snogerup | W,E | |
| exsertus Buchenau | N,W,C,E,S | |
| lomatophyllus Spreng. | E | |
| oxycarpus E. Mey. ex Kunth | N,W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
| punctorius L.f. | S | |
| rigidus Desf. | N,W,C,S | Image |
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Flora of Zambia: Juncus
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): JuncusBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Juncus
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Juncus
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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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