Juncus falcatus E. Mey.
sickle-leaved rush (falcate rush)
Juncaceae (Rush family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
sickle-leaved rush (falcate rush)
Juncaceae (Rush family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
SUBTAXA PRESENT IN BC
Juncus falcatus ssp. sitchensis
Species Information
General:
Perennial herb from long creeping rhizomes; stems erect, 10-30 cm tall.
Leaves:
Located on the lower part of the stem, flat, stiff, lacking cross-walls.
Flowers:
Inflorescence of 1 to 3 terminal heads of 5 to 15 flowers, the flowers lacking bractlets; perianth segments dark brown with wide green midribs, 4-6 mm long, egg-shaped, pointed or awned; stamens 6; anthers 1-1.6 mm long, about equal to the filaments; lowest bracts leaflike, longer than the inflorescence, the upper bracts awnlike and shorter than the inflorescence.
Fruits:
Capsules, egg-shaped, blunt or notched, equal to or slightly shorter than the perianth segments, dark; seeds wedge-like, angular, widest at the tips and narrowing to the bases, about 0.7 mm long, lacking tail-like appendages.
Illustration
If more than one illustration is available for a species (e.g., separate illustrations were provided for two subspecies) then links to the separate images will be provided below. Note that individual subspecies or varietal illustrations are not always available.
Illustration Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia
Ecology
Ecological Framework for Juncus falcatus
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
| Site Information |
Value / Class |
||
|
Avg |
Min |
Max |
|
| Elevation
(metres) |
122 | 0 | 290 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
3 | 0 | 10 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
347 | 40 | 295 |
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
6 | 6 | 7 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
A | ||
| #
of field plots species was recorded in: |
7 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
CWH | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
CWH(7) | ||
|
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
|
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Habitat and Range
Wet rocky or sandy lakeshores and streambanks, upper tideflats and open soil in peat bogs in the lowland and montane zones; frequent in BC west of Coast-Cascade Mountains; amphiberingian, N to AK and S to CA; E Asia and Australia.Status Information
Synonyms
Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Juncus falcatus var. falcatus E. Mey. [superfluous autonym]