Juncus inflexus L.

Spice Detail Inflorescence detail In the field Inflorescence

Family: JUNCACEAE

Genus: Juncus

Catalan common name: Jonquina.

Province distribution: Balearic Islands.

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca.

General distribution (Phytogeography): Some regions

IUCN Category: LCLeast concern

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Geophyte. Hemicryptophyte.

Habitats: Litoral marshes and riparian. Non-saline wetlands (intermittent watercourses, streams, artesian wells, ditches). Humid soils and marshes.

Characteristics: A perennial rhizomatous rush. Leaves cylindrical, basla and canaliculus. Inflorescence is apparently terminal, as the accompanying bract largely surpasses it. Stem and leaves striate. Capsule is mucronate with numerous small pimples.