Juncus effusus Linnaeus 1753 (Family Juncaceae)
Height: 40-120cm
Occasionally Arbuscular Mycorrhizal
Perennial, Rhizomatous, Persistent Seed Bank
Hermaphrodite, Flowering June - August
(Earliest: 22.5)
Protective Chemicals |
Diterpenoids |
Effusenone |
Triterpenoids |
Juncoside |
Phenolics |
Effuside, Juncusol |
Phytoalexins |
Juncunol |
Biotopes: |
Wet Meadows |
Pond Edge |
Peat Bogs and Mires |
Pollination: |
Wind |
Possible Parasites: |
Loxocera albiseta Larva (Stem Borer) |
Loxocera aristata Larva (Stem Borer) |
Herbivores: |
Bactra lancealana Larva |
Several Tenthredinidae |
Limnobaris dolorosa |
Possible Herbivores: |
Hypenodes humidalis Larva |
Glyphipterix thrasonella Larva |
Several Tenthredinidae |
Sapivores: |
Several Delphacidae |
Cicadella viridis |
Conosanus obsoletus |
Neophilaenus lineatus |
|
Stenodema laevigata |
Rhopalosiphum insertum |
Possible Sapivores: |
Several Miridae |
Macrosteles viridigriseus |
Nests: |
Cicadella viridis Eggs |
Decomposers: |
Phyllachora junci |
Niptera melatephra |
Angiosperm Generalists |
Ecological Flora of the British Isles
Skye Flora:
Soft Rush
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