Juncus acutus may also have a competitive role in treating industrial wastewater from pharmaceutical com panies where there is a mixture of organic and inorganic contam. The present study is focused on juncus acutus and phragmites australis, two herbaceous perennial species that form vast, dense stands in coastal mediterranean marshes. Responses of the endophytic bacterial communities of juncus. Juncus acutus new zealand plant conservation network. Cellulose from juncus acutus l, bioresources 72, 20022018. There are no related plants for species juncus acutus. Coastal saltmarsh endangered ecological communities of the south east corner fact sheet 7 description coastal saltmarshes on the nsw south coast tend to occupy a narrow strip on flatter parts of coastal lake and estuary margins. Plants and their associated bacteria play a crucial role in constructed wetlands.
The agriculture victoria website has information about the noxious weed classification of this species. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Sharp rush juncus acutus spiny rush or sharp rush as it is more commonly known belongs to the rush family juncaceae. The plants database includes the following 125 species of juncus. Genuini genuini inflorescences appearing terminal, inflorescence bract erect or ascending, flat, involute or terete. The whole of sa maar morr plants was left in the sun until all the leaves fell. Evaluation of samaar morr juncus acutus plant as raw.
All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. It is found inland and by the sea in sandy saline habitats. It is commonly found as a weed of coastal flats, mine dumps and disturbed saline areas parsons and cuthbertson 1992. Juncus effusus is one of the most frequent and abundant plant species found growing on cutaway peatland sites. Humid or subhumid temperate regions, principally in lowlying damp, low fertility areas parsons and cuthbertson 1992. However, weed infestation is a key threat to the couch grassland on river banks and floodplains of inland river systems community identified by benson 2005 of which juncus usitatus is an important component. Ang juncus acutus sakop sa kahenera nga juncus sa kabanay nga juncaceae.
This page was last edited on 17 august 2019, at 19. Ecology and management of juncus effusus soft rush on. People are starting to notice the attractive narrow, round, foliage and upright habit of juncus effusus and what it can add to the landscape. Many of these coastalsalt marshes have been reduced in extension by.
Pagka karon wala pay siak nga nalista ubos niini niya. Wild juncus, aka spiny rush, is a sharp reed grass that typically grows on the banks and edges of ponds and streams. In some countries like australia it is considered to be an invasive weed. Juncus effusus soft rush from north creek nurseries. Flowering stems culms are round in cross section and filled with pith. Managing sharp rush juncus acutus juncus acutus on the edge of the swan river estuary at point waylen, alfred cove photograph michael lyons department of environment and conservation proceedings of a workshop held at wollaston college conference centre, mt claremont perth, western australia friday 4 august 2006 edited by vanda longman. Biology of sharp rush juncus acutus kate brown and karen bettink. Some varieties have extra interest because their leaves twist and curl as they grows, making them look like living sculptures. Cyperaceae are densely caespitose shrubs that appear typically in salt marshes, in the mediterranean region and western europe northwards to ireland j. The database used to provide updates to the online inventory is under construction. Juncus acutus, the spiny rush, sharp rush or sharppointed rush, is a flowering plant in the. Leaves either all radical or both radical and few cauline, flat to cylindrical, glabrous, with or without transverse septa, sheaths open, auricled or not. Ecology and management of juncus effusus soft rush on cutaway peatlands bogfor research programme m.
The atlas of florida plants provides a source of information for the distribution of plants within the state and taxonomic information. Spiny rush juncus acutus department of primary industries. Small rivers and streams to the north and southwest flow into the bay and their subestuaries from part of the site. Click below on a thumbnail map or name for subspecies profiles. School of environmental engineering, technical university of crete, chania, greece. Juncus acutus in the germplasm resources information network grin, u. Spiny rush juncus acutus spiny rush is a rush that forms large longlived tussocks. The website also provides access to a database and images of herbarium specimens found at the university of south florida and other herbaria. From the latin jungere to tie or bind, the stems of some species being used to make cord johnson and smith common names sharp rush.
Juncus can be divided into two major groups, one group with cymose inflorescences that include bracteoles, and one with racemose inflorescences with no bracteoles. Spike rush, juncus acutus, may have formed a conspicuous band around the upper marsh of pre1900 wetlands, but only remnant populations are now found in southern california. The subgenus juncus was treated as a series of sections with numerous subsections by novlkov 1990. Juncus is an unusual houseplant, annual, or perennial that has wonderful, graygreen textural leaves.
Jan 30, 2017 perennial, rarely annual herbs, usually rhizomatous, often tufted. As a juncus, it derives the latter part of its botanical name from the latin term for sharpened or. A serious weed that should be eradicated before it becomes extensive and uncontrollable. Juncus definition is a genus the type of the family juncaceae of chiefly marsh plants of temperate regions that are perennial tufted glabrous herbs with mostly terete or channeled leaves.
This plant looks beautiful and performs well around ponds, in wet areas, low spots or meadows. In this study, the impact of different levels of pollution and bioaugmentation with indigenous strains individually or in consortia was investigated on the composition of the endophytic microbial communities of juncus acutus. All juncus in the section juncotypus have leaves reduced to basal sheaths whereas juncus in the section juncus j. Juncus effusus is a clump forming wetland plant that is a striking vertical addition to any garden or container planting. The genus is divided into the following subgenera and sections. Outcomes protect the integrity of native riparian vegetation from the impacts of spiny rush. Responses of the endophytic bacterial communities of. Urban nature juncus acutus parks and wildlife service. Pdf the potential use of samaar moor juncus aculus plant as fibrous material in papermaking is evaluated. Flowers of israel juncus acutus, juncus littoralis, juncus spinosus,spiny rush, sharp rush. Pdf evaluation of samaar morr juncus acutus plant as raw. Proline as a biochemical marker in relation to the ecology. It grows in salt marshes and on dunes and is reliable for reducing erosion rates. Endangered ecological communities of the south east corner.
It is native to much of africa and parts of western asia. The type species of the genus was designated by frederick vernon coville, who in 19 chose the first species in linnaeus account, juncus acutus. Zinc toleranceand accumulation in the halophytic species. Upright, fanning, deep green, rounded stems make a great accent in a container or water garden. This is the profile for the plant juncus acutus sharppointed rush simar lixx. The current distribution of juncus acutus and aspects of its occurrence in the sw agricultural zone 19 michael n. Supraspecific division of the genus juncus juncaceae. Juncus acutus, the spiny rush, sharp rush or sharppointed rush, is a flowering plant in the monocot family juncaceae. Download all juncus species factsheets as one document pdf 17. The plants database includes the following 1 subspecies of juncus acutus. Populations from southern california with brown tepals, anthers equaling filaments, and rounded to acute, translucent auricles have been separated as juncus duranii. Juncus abortivus annual rush juncus acuminatus tapertip rush juncus acutiflorus sharpflower rush juncus acutus spiny rush juncus albescens northern white rush. Location of juncus valvatus site in the context of the preserved areas zps of apulia region.
Kate brown and karen bettink parks and wildlife service. The record derives from iopi data supplied on 20120323 which reports it as an accepted name record 315360 with original publication details. Acutus is the latin word meaning pointed and refers to the sharp, pointed leaves and bracts on this. Five treatments were examined and compared in where the wetland plant was exposed to. However, juncus effusus also works in regular garden soil because it tolerates bouts of dryness. Dont even think about walking through here 3242810493. The record derives from iopi data supplied on 20120323 which reports it as an accepted name record 314275 with original publication details. Dried whole samaar molt plant was chopped by hand to small pieces about 23cm in length and foreign materials such as, grass. Download the juncus key as a single document pdf 14 mb. Juncus rigidus is a species of rush known by the common name sea rush. Soft rush can be planted at the edge of a pond or in up to 6 of standing water.
Lyons current status and potential spread of juncus acutus in western australia 26 greg j. L on wetland plant species richness, diversity, and community composition. Juncus acutus, the spiny rush, sharp rush or sharppointed rush, is a flowering plant in the monocot family juncaceae it grows in salt marshes and on dunes and is reliable for reducing erosion rates. Spiny rush juncus acutus nox vro agriculture victoria. The genus juncus, with more than 300 species, includes both saltsensitive glycophytes and salttolerant taxa. Its leaves and flower stems end in very sharp, hard points that can pierce the skin. Abstract background emerging organic contaminants include a large group of compounds that are frequently detected in wastewater along. Bannow bay sac is a relatively large estuarine site, approximately 14 km long, on the south coast of co. The seeds of juncus are employed in oriental as a remedy for diarrhea tackholm and drar, 1950.
Its clump of long, sharp, stiff leaves and tall, dark, flowering stalks are unmistakable features of the species. Management programs using mechanical controls, chemicals, cultivation. Juncus is probably from the latin junctio meaning joining and refers to the use of rushes for weaving baskets and mats. The sharp spines, can also cause injury to animals, livestock and humans. Start your identification using the juncus key html. Germination responses of juncus acutus juncaceae and. Keighery biology of sharp rush, juncus acutus 38 kate brown and karen bettink control of sharp rush, juncus acutus 43.
We have made the fact sheets and identification key for new zealand rushes juncus available in a range of formats. Interactions between transplants of phragmites australis. Media in category juncus acutus the following 25 files are in this category, out of 25 total. Pdf benzocoumarins from the rhizomes of juncus acutus. The sa maar morr ru sh juncus acutus stalks material used in this work was delivered by the egyptian agricultural ministry. Responses of the endophytic bacterial communities of juncus acutus to pollution with metals, emerging organic pollutants and to. The national vegetation survey nvs databank is a physical archive and electronic databank containing records of over 94,000 vegetation survey plots including data from over 19,000 permanent plots. Root characteristics of representative mediterranean plant species and their erosionreducing potential during concentrated runoff pdf. This species has created severe management problems at certain sites because of its competition with young trees and attempts to control it have been made with mixed success. It is the intention of the present authors to make the general system of juncus relatively simple to meet the need for comprehensibility for the flora of the world. Upright spiny rush to 1 m tall, with tall cylindrical sharp tipped, stems and leaves forming dense stiff clumps, with clumped flowerheads near the. Baouab,c and mohamed sadok roudesli a cellulose fibres from the juncus acutus l plant were. Department of agriculture agricultural research service.
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