Juncus maximowiczii
Species of grass
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Juncus maximowiczii is a species of plant in the genus Juncus, native to China, Korea and Japan. It grows in wet areas of mountains.[2]
| Juncus maximowiczii | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Juncaceae |
| Genus: | Juncus |
| Species: | J. maximowiczii |
| Binomial name | |
| Juncus maximowiczii Buchenau | |
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Characteristics
- Juncus maximowiczii is 5–10 cm tall, perennial.
- The stems are tufted, slender, terete or angled.
- The leaves are filiform, more or less compressed, and the radical leaves are slightly shorter to longer than the stems.
- The flowers are 5–6 mm long, in terminal, solitary heads, and often come 2-3 together, sessile, with ovary. The perianth is linear and obtuse. The 6 stamens are 5–6 mm long, and the filaments are longer than anthers.
- The fruits are capsules of yellowish or light brown color are obovoid, ellipsoid, and longer than perianth. There are 0.5 mm long white tail at both ends of the seeds.
