Juncus acutus
Juncus acutus
Ssp acutus: Kofa
Plant densely caespitose with poorly developed rhizome; intravaginal shoots present. Stems 50-150 cm, rigid, with 2-5 basal leaves. Inflorescence many-flowered, usually dense, globose; lowest 2 bracts well developed though usually short. Perianth segments subequal, oblong; outer obtuse or acute; inner with broad scarious apical auricles. Stamens equalling or slightly shorter than perianth; anthers 1.5-2 mm, several times longer than filaments. Capsule ovoid, 4-6 mm, much exceeding perianth, with broadly conical apex, shortly mucronate. Seeds 80-120 per capsule, 1.5-2.5 mm, with equal appendages. Fl. 3-5. Coastal sands, salt or freshwater marshes, s.l.-150 m.
Worldwide except in Arctic and cold temperate regions.
