| Juncus hybridus Brot. / Heterotypic Synonyms: Juncus mutabilis Savi, it is an annual plant with few to many stems. Stems (5-)10-20 (-30) cm, erect and usually stout, with 1-4 usually long leaves below the inflorescence, the lower bracts long, leaf-like. Leaves 2-7(-10) cm, usually 0.5-1 mm wide, flat, with convolute margins. Flowers usually in 1-10 capitate clusters. Perianth-segments 3.5-8.5 mm, usually mostly scarious; outer narrowly ovate to lanceolate, inner narrowly ovate to lanceolate, obtuse or subacute. Stamens 6, 1/3-1/2 as long as the perianth; anthers 0.4-0.8 mm, 2/3-4/5 as long as the filaments. Capsule 3.5-4.5 mm, equalling or slightly shorter than the inner perianth-segments, obtusely angled to ellipsoid, subacute to obtuse, often with a raised style-base; style usually deciduous. Seeds 0.3-0.4 mm, broadly ellipsoid to ovoid, usually obtuse, smooth. Life Form: Th, Flowering in: Mar-May, Vern: Dees, Phytochoria: MED+IT, The native range of this species is Macaronesia, Medit. to Afghanistan. Notes: Wild in Libya.
For more information: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:443056-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/443056-1, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000776609, https://www.gbif.org/species/6413509, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/41771/juncus-hybridus-brot, http://herbarivirtual.uib.es/en/general/157/especie/juncus-hybridus-brot-, http://173.255.130.33/JUNC/Juncus_hybridus.php, https://dryades.units.it/stagnisardi_en/index.php?procedure=taxon_page&id=7121&num=6878 |
| Distribution in Libya |
| Al-Jabal Al-Akhder |
| Dayas, W. of Barce (Al-Merj) by Maier & Weiller |
| Bibliographic references: | |
| First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan: | |
| Jafri, S.M.H. & El-Gadi, A. (1977) Flora of Libya, Juncaceae Vol. (29) Department of Botany, Al-Faateh Univ., Tripoli, Libya. | |
| Second: Researches and PhD theses, master theses, Sorted by Newest: | pdf files |
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