| Family |
Juncaceae |
| Scientific name |
Juncus tenuis Willdenow |
| Synonyms |
Juncus bicornis Michaux; Juncus bicornis Michaux var. williamsii (Fernald)
Victorin; Juncus castaneus Smith var. koreanus Ohwi; Juncus chloroticus
Schultes f.; Juncus germanorum Steudel; Juncus gesneri Smith; Juncus gracilis
Smith; Juncus involucratus T. Kirk; Juncus leptocladus Hayata; Juncus lucidus
Hochstetter ex Seubert; Juncus macer S. Gray; Juncus macer S. Gray forma
anthelatus (Wiegand) F. J. Hermann; Juncus macer S. Gray forma discretiflorus
F. J. Hermann; Juncus macer S. Gray forma williamsii (Fernald) F. J. Hermann;
Juncus macer S. Gray var. anthelatus (Wiegand) Fernald; Juncus macer S.
Gray var. williamsii (Fernald) Fernald; Juncus satakei Kitagawa; Juncus
smithii Kunth; Juncus tenuis Willdenow forma anthelatus (Wiegand) F. J.
Hermann; Juncus tenuis Willdenow forma discretiflorus (F. J. Hermann) Fernald;
Juncus tenuis Willdenow forma victorinii Raymond; Juncus tenuis Willdenow
forma williamsii (Fernald) F. J. Hermann; Juncus tenuis Willdenow var.
anthelatus Wiegand; Juncus tenuis Willdenow var. bicornis E. Meyer; Juncus
tenuis Willdenow var. communis Engelmann; Juncus tenuis Willdenow var.
multicornis E. Meyer; Juncus tenuis Willdenow var. williamsii Fernald;
Juncus triceps var. koreanus (Ohwi) Satake; Juncus tristanianus Hemsley;
Juncus vacillans Steudel |
| Common name |
(Japanese common name) kusa-i [rush weed] |
| (English common name) path rush, poverty rush, slender rush, soft rush |
| Distribution |
(Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu |
| (Other nations) Russia, Korea, China, Australia, Caucasus, Europe, Canada,
USA, Central America, South America |
| Chromosomal number |
2n=30, 32 |
| Description |
Plants 30-60cm. Leaves 1mm width. Flowers bracts 5-20cm, tepals 4mm, flowering
in May to July. Perennial plants. |
| Reference |
Juncus tenuis Willd. |
| Juncus tenuis Willd. |
