Juncus effusus L.

Spice Capsule

Family: JUNCACEAE

Genus: Juncus

Catalan common name: Jonc d'estores. Jonc dels jardiners. Jonc d´estores. Jonc menut.

Spanish common name: Hierba de la música. Junco de esteras. Junco fino.

Province distribution: Balearic Islands. Barcelona. Girona. Lleida. Tarragona.

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca. Menorca.

General distribution (Phytogeography): Eurosiberian with a big area

Uses and properties: Furniture, construction and tools.

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Geophyte. Hemicryptophyte.

Habitats: Non-saline wetlands (intermittent watercourses, streams, artesian wells, ditches).