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Juncus sorrentinoi

Juncus sorrentinoi is a small annual rush from the Mediterranean region, native to southern Europe and northwest Africa, and also introduced to Madeira. It is a wetland plant that needs consistently moist to wet soil, and it is listed as Vulnerable by the IUCN, so it is rarely grown in gardens.

Family
Juncaceae (Junc family)
Grows as
Annual
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Keep the soil constantly moist or waterlogged, as for other wetland rushes.
Soil
Wet, fine-textured or mud-like soil, such as a bog or pond margin mix.
Temperature
Mild temperate conditions; protect from hard frost.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
S. Europe, NW. Africa
Climate
temperate

About

Juncus sorrentinoi is a species of plant in the family Juncaceae (rushes), with a Mediterranean distribution, and introduced to Madeira. It is listed as Vulnerable by the IUCN.

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 sorrentinoi by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

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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