Common name: Thomson's Rush
Botanical name: Juncus thomsonii Family: Juncaceae (Rush family)
Juncus is a genus which consists of about 225 species of grassy plants
commonly called rushes. Thomson's Rush is a small perennial herb with stems
5-20 cm. Stems bear a dense globular head of brown or white flowers each.
Leaves thread like, all nearly basal, usually 1-3; leaf sheath reddish
brown; leaf blade linear, 1-10 cm. Inflorescences terminal; head solitary,
5-10 mm in diam., 2-8-flowered; bracts 3-4, spreading, ovate-lanceolate,
3-8 × 1-3 mm, shorter than head, apex obtuse. Petals yellowish white,
straw-colored, or chestnut brown, oblong-lanceolate, 4 mm. Six prominent
stamens protrude out. Anthers are linear 1.6-2 mm. It occurs in the
Himalayas at altitudes of 3000-5200 m. Flowering: June-September.
| Photographed in Valley of Flowers, Uttaranchal. |
Identification credit: Umesh Tiwari
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