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Juncus maritimus

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Species of rush

Juncus maritimus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Juncaceae
Genus: Juncus
Species: J. maritimus
Binomial name
Juncus maritimus
Lam.

Juncus maritimus, known as the sea rush, is a species of rush that grows on coastlines. It is sometimes considered conspecific with Juncus kraussii. It has a wide distribution across the western Palearctic realm (all of Europe, western Asia and the Maghreb).

According to Edward Catich the ancient Egyptians used Juncus maritimus as a brush for writing. He describes the process of making one: “the end of which was cut at a slant and its fibers split by chewing to produce a small chisel-shaped ‘brush‘.”.

References

  1. "USDA Plants Database".
  2. "FloraBase Name Currency Search: Juncus maritimus Lam". Archived from the original on 2013-07-11. Retrieved 2013-07-11.
  3. "Juncus maritimus Lam". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  4. Paul Adam Saltmarsh Ecology, p. 204, at Google Books
  5. Catich, Edward. The Origin of the Serif. p. 98. ISBN 0-9629740-1-3.
Taxon identifiers
Juncus maritimus


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