Juncaceae
Rush Family
The Juncaceae family (Rush Family) is a botanical family placed in the order Poales. It is represented by a single species in the SASYA catalogue. That species is a herb.
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Round, often pith-filled cylindrical stems and narrow grass-like or cylindrical leaves on wetland herbs; small, greenish-brown, six-parted flowers with a papery texture cluster into a loose or dense head, distinguishing rushes from the flat-leaved sedges and grasses they grow alongside.
A simple field mnemonic separates three similar wetland families by stem cross-section: sedges have edges, grasses have joints, and rushes are round.
Typical leaf characters
- ArrangementAlternate
- TypeVariable
- MarginVariable
- VenationVariable
Characters typical of the family — individual species can vary.
Typical flower & fruit
- Flower symmetryVariable
- InflorescenceCyme
- FruitCapsule
Typical of the family — flowering plants only; species can vary.
Notable members
All 1 species in JUNCACEAE
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