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Juncus trifidus

Three-leaved Rush

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Common name

Three-leaved Rush

Scientific name

Juncus trifidus L.

Conservation status and threats

NOT protected species in Bulgaria.

Description and identification

Juncus trifidus is an perennial herbaceous plant, to 15 cm high. Bracts are leaf-like. Tepals 4-5 mm long, oval-lanceolate, pointed, dark brown. Flowering July-August¹.

Habitat

On rocks, rock screes and stony meadows on silicate terrain in the alpine zone of the mountains².

Distribution in Bulgaria

Map of distribution in Bulgaria of Juncus trifidus by floristic regions³:

Between 1800 and 2900 m altitude⁴.

General distribution

Europe, Siberia, North America, Greenland⁵.

References

1 Стоянов, Н. & Б. Китанов. 1966. Високопланинските растения в България. Изд. "Наука и изкуство", София.

2 Стоянов, Н. & Б. Китанов. 1966.

3 Assyov, B., A. Petrova, D. Dimitrov & R. Vassilev. 2012. Conspectus of the vascular flora of Bulgaria. Sofia, Bulgarian biodiversity foundation.

4 Assyov, B., A. Petrova, D. Dimitrov & R. Vassilev. 2012. Conspectus of the vascular flora of Bulgaria. Sofia, Bulgarian biodiversity foundation.

5 Стоянов, Н. & Б. Китанов. 1966. Високопланинските растения в България. Изд. "Наука и изкуство", София.

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