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Juncus balticus (Baltic rush)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Juncus balticus is a species of rush known by the common name Baltic rush. this plant is widespread in occurrence and can reach a height of about three feet.
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Infraspecies

Juncus balticus andicola (Attributes)
Juncus balticus ater
Juncus balticus balticus
Juncus balticus littoralis (Attributes)
Juncus balticus mexicanus (roundfruit rush) (Attributes)
Juncus balticus pyrenaeus
Juncus balticus var. genuinus

Attributes

Allergen Potential [1]  Medium-High
Edible [2]  May be edible. See the Plants For A Future link below for details.
Flower Type [2]  Hermaphrodite
Hazards [2]  Although no reports of toxicity have been seen for this species, there is a report that one member of this genus is possibly toxic to mammals;.
Leaf Type [3]  Evergreen
Lifespan [2]  Perennial
Pollinators [2]  Wind
Structure [3]  Grass
Usage [2]  The stems are used in making woven baskets, thatching, weaving mats etc; The basal portions of the stems have been used as a light yellow-brown decoration on baskets;
Height [2]  39 inches (1 m)
Light Preference [4]  Mostly Sunny
Soil Acidity [4]  Moderate Acid
Soil Fertility [4]  Infertile
Soil Moisture [4]  Damp
View Plants For A Future Record : Juncus balticus

Protected Areas

Predators

Bison bison (American bison)[5]
Coleophora maritella[6]
Rhizoecus nakaharai[7]

External References

USDA Plant Profile

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

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♦ 1Derived from Allergy-Free Gardening OPALS™, Thomas Leo Ogren (2000)
♦ 2Plants For A Future licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License
♦ 3Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935
♦ 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)
♦ 5Foraging ecology of bison at the landscape and plant community levels: the applicability of energy maximization principles, Daniel Fortin, John M. Fryxell, Lloyd O’Brodovich, Dan Frandsen, Oecologia (2003) 134:219–227
♦ 6HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
♦ 7Ben-Dov, Y., Miller, D.R. & Gibson, G.A.P. ScaleNet 4 November 2009
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
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