Juncus capitatus
Common names
dwarf rush
Biostatus
Exotic
Category
Vascular
Structural class
Rushes & Allied Plants
Conservation status
Not applicable
Detailed taxonomy
Family
Juncaceae
Ecology
Year naturalised
1935
Origin
Europe, N. Africa
Other information
Etymology
juncus: From the Latin jungere ‘to tie or bind’, the stems of some species being used to make cord (Johnson and Smith)
Referencing and citations
References and further reading
Johnson, A. T. and Smith, H. A (1986). Plant Names Simplified: Their pronunciation, derivation and meaning. Landsman Bookshop Ltd: Buckenhill, UK.