JUNCACEAE - Rush Family
Perennial or annual tufted herbs,
stems leafy only at base
Leaves - basal, cylindrical to flat, sometimes reduced to a sheath only
Stems pithy
Flowers bisexual, actinomorphic, small, in a variety of inflorescences,
perianth scaly, not petaloid or herbaceous
8 genera, 300 species in moist, cool places
Juncus - leaves linear, glabrous,
capsule with many seeds
Luzula - leaves
flat, lanceolate, pubescent, capsule 3-seeded
Economic uses: basically none, limited use as chair seats
Diagnostic characteristics: Tufted herbs, leaves reduced to a sheath, fruit
a capsule
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