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Juncaceae

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n.1.A natural family of tufted herbs resembling grasses, including the true rushes; called also the rush family.
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Noun1.Juncaceae - tufted herbs resembling grasses: rushes
family Juncaceae, rush family
liliopsid family, monocot family - family of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed
rush - grasslike plants growing in wet places and having cylindrical often hollow stems
genus Juncus, Juncus - type genus of the Juncaceae; perennial tufted glabrous marsh plants of temperate regions: rushes
Liliales, order Liliales - an order of monocotyledonous plants including Amaryllidaceae and Liliaceae and Iridaceae
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Juncaceae (Rush Family) Juncus brachycephalus (Engelm.
The vascular flora and vegetational communities of the wetland ... by Ruch, Donald G.; Torke, Byron G.; Hess, Benjamin R.; Badger, Kemuel S.; Rothrock, Paul E. / Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science
Both Drepanocladus aduncus and Juncaceae were absent from this stratum.
Palaeoecological interpretation of pollen, macrofossils, polygonal ... by Anderson, Allyson K. / Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science
Careful examination of the list of vascular plants from the study area reveals that, although the woody plants, vines, and forbs were adequately documented, records for members of the Poaceae, Cyperaceae, and Juncaceae are minimal.
Additions to the flora of Ginn Woods, Delaware County, Indiana by Rothrock, Paul E. / Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science
 
 
 
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