Juncus conglomeratus

Hank Rush ( Juncus conglomeratus )

The ball - rush ( Juncus conglomeratus ) is a plant that belongs to the family of Rushes. The Style epithet conglomeratus (lat. ) = entangled, heaped takes on the capitate inflorescence contracted terms.

Distribution and location

The ball - rush is native to Europe, Western Asia and North Africa. To North America, it was probably introduced. It grows in wet-dry ruderal, in wet meadows, along roads, ditches and also in forest beats.

Description

The ball - rush is a deciduous, perennial, Hemikryptophyt which often grows in dense clumps without foothills. The dark - gray to green plant reaches heights of growth between 30 and 100 centimeters, sometimes even more. The -tube, filled with marrow stems grow upright rigid and wear fine longitudinal ribs. They carry only one inflorescence superior sheet. The basal spreitenlosen leaf sheaths are yellowish brown and dull.

The inflorescence is a seemingly pendant, Vielblütige Spirre. This is often contracted compact capitate, rarely loosely spread. The six equal tepals are between 2.5 and 3.5 millimeters long. They are acuminate, brownish, narrow hautrandig and usually longer than the fruit. The mostly three anthers are longer than the stamens, and ribbon-like. The three upright scars are red. The ovary is three times as long as the pen. The fruits are triangular capsules. You are broadened upward and somewhat depressed. The stylus sits in this recess. The seeds are small and brown. The ball - rush blooms from May to July.

Ecology

The ball - rush is a half - light to full light plant. Your ecological focus is on periodically wet, acidic to moderately acidic, nitrogen-poor soils.

Pollination of flowers carried by the wind ( anemophily ). The diasporas also be spread by the wind ( Anemochorie ) or by adhesion in the skin or in the plumage of animals ( Epizoochorie ).