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Sea rush

Juncus maritimus

Also called Seaside Rush, Sparto

Sea rush
Photo: 4028mdk09, CC BY-SA 3.0
Family
Juncaceae (Junc family)
Grows as
Bulb
Native range
Macaronesia, Europe to C. Asia, NW. & W. India
Climate
temperate

About

Juncus maritimus, known as the sea rush, is a species of rush that grows on coastlines. It is sometimes considered conspecific with Juncus kraussii.

It has a wide distribution across the western Palearctic realm (all of Europe, western Asia and the Maghreb).

Other Juncus plants

Dwarf Rush · Rush · Tapertip rush · Sharpflower rush · Spiny rush · Northern green rush · Antarctic rush · Arctic rush · Jointleaf rush · Austral Rush · Mexican Rush · Baltic Rush

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Juncus maritimus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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