Juncus articulatus Linnaeus 1753 (Family Juncaceae)
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Height: 15-60cm
Occasionally Arbuscular Mycorrhizal
Perennial, Rhizomatous, Persistent Seed Bank
Hermaphrodite, Flowering June - September
(Earliest: 7.7)
Biotopes: |
Wet Meadows |
Pond Edge |
Pollination: |
Wind |
Flower Visitors: |
Episyrphus balteatus |
Helophilus trivittatus |
Parasites: |
Eutomostethus luteiventris Larva (Stem Borer) |
Possible Parasites: |
Loxocera albiseta Larva (Stem Borer) |
Loxocera aristata Larva (Stem Borer) |
Herbivores: |
Plateumaris consimilis |
Possible Herbivores: |
Hypenodes humidalis Larva |
Glyphipterix thrasonella Larva |
Several Tenthredinidae |
Sapivores: |
Conomelus anceps |
Florodelphax leptosoma |
Rhopalosiphum padi |
Schizaphis palustris |
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Macrosteles sexnotatus |
Possible Sapivores: |
Several Miridae |
Macrosteles viridigriseus |
Florivores: |
Kateretes rufilabris |
Decomposers: |
Phyllachora junci |
Angiosperm Generalists |
Ecological Flora of the British Isles
Skye Flora:
Jointed Rush
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