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Juncus acutus (spiny rush)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Juncus acutus or spiny rush, sharp rush or sharp-pointed 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.In some countries like Australia it is considered to be an invasive weed and the spines harmful to young children.
View Wikipedia Record: Juncus acutus

Infraspecies

Juncus acutus acutus
Juncus acutus leopoldi (stout rush) (Attributes)

Attributes

Allergen Potential [1]  Medium-High
Leaf Type [2]  Evergreen
Lifespan [3]  Perennial
Structure [2]  Grass
Height [3]  4.92 feet (1.5 m)
Light Preference [4]  Full Sun
Soil Acidity [4]  Neutral
Soil Fertility [4]  Mostly Infertile
Soil Moisture [4]  Damp

Protected Areas

Ecosystems

Predators

Balanococcus wisei[5]
Ceroplastes rusci (barnacle wax scale)[5]

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Puccinia cancellata[6]
Urocystis junci[6]

External References

USDA Plant Profile

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Derived from Allergy-Free Gardening OPALS™, Thomas Leo Ogren (2000)
♦ 2Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935
♦ 3PLANTATT - Attributes of British and Irish Plants: Status, Size, Life History, Geography and Habitats, M. O. Hill, C. D. Preston & D. B. Roy, Biological Records Centre, NERC Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (2004)
♦ 4ECOFACT 2a Technical Annex - Ellenberg’s indicator values for British Plants, M O Hill, J O Mountford, D B Roy & R G H Bunce (1999)
♦ 5Ben-Dov, Y., Miller, D.R. & Gibson, G.A.P. ScaleNet 4 November 2009
♦ 6Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0