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Juncus conglomeratus (Compact Rush)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Juncus conglomeratus, known commonly as compact rush, is a perennial, herbaceous flowering plant species in the rush family Juncaceae. In the British isles it is one of six rush species that can dominate lowland damp grasslands.
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Attributes

Allergen Potential [1]  Medium-High
Flower Type [3]  Hermaphrodite
Hazards [3]  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 [2]  Evergreen
Lifespan [3]  Perennial
Pollinators [3]  Wind
Structure [2]  Grass
Usage [3]  The stems are used in basket making, thatching, weaving mats etc;
Height [3]  4.92 feet (1.5 m)
Light Preference [4]  Mostly Sunny
Soil Acidity [4]  Mostly Acid
Soil Fertility [4]  Mostly Infertile
Soil Moisture [4]  Damp
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Protected Areas

Ecosystems

Predators

Consumers

Shelter for 
Emberiza schoeniclus (Reed Bunting)[8]

External References

USDA Plant Profile

Citations

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♦ 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
♦ 3Plants For A Future licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License
♦ 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)
♦ 5HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
♦ 6Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants
♦ 7Jorrit 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.
♦ 8Ecology of Commanster
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