Juncaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Juncus dudleyi

Edibility

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Medicinal

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Safety & Hazards

Although no reports of toxicity have been seen for this species, there is a report that one member of this genus is possibly toxic to mammals[ 76 Title Poisonous Plants in Britain and their Effects on Animals and Man. Publication Author Cooper. M. and Johnson. A. Publisher HMSO Year 1984 ISBN 0112425291 Description Concentrates mainly on the effects of poisonous plants to livestock. ]..

Botanical Description

Juncus dudleyi is a clump-forming, grass-like plant growing from a densely-branched rhizomatous rootstock; it can grow around 20 - 100cm tall[ 2126 Title Juncaceae 3: Juncus subg. Agathryon Publication Species Plantarum: Flora of the World Part 8: 1-192 Author Kirschner J. et al Publisher Year 2002 ISBN 0 642 56824 3 Description ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a source of materials. Juncus dudleyi is widespread and while it is possibly declining in parts of its range, it is not thought that any global population decline is likely to meet (or be close to meeting) the threshold for Vulnerable. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2016)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeAlmost throughout N. America from central Canada to.southern Mexico, absent in the southeast. Naturalized in a few sites in northern Britain[ 17 Title Flora of the British Isles. Publication Author Clapham, Tutin and Warburg. Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 1962 ISBN - Description A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures. ].

HabitatExposed or shaded sites in sandy to clayey soils, usually moist areas such as along stream banks, ditches, around springs[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. , 2126 Title Juncaceae 3: Juncus subg. Agathryon Publication Species Plantarum: Flora of the World Part 8: 1-192 Author Kirschner J. et al Publisher Year 2002 ISBN 0 642 56824 3 Description ]. Marshy ground in Britain[ 17 Title Flora of the British Isles. Publication Author Clapham, Tutin and Warburg. Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 1962 ISBN - Description A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures. ].