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Useful Temperate Plants

Juncus dudleyi

Wiegand

Juncaceae

+ Synonyms

Juncus andreanus Weath.

Juncus coarctatus Willd. ex Spreng.

Juncus platycaulos Kunth

Juncus tenuis dudleyi (Wiegand) F.J.Herm.

Juncus tenuis platycaulos (Kunth) Buchenau

Juncus tenuis uniflorus Farw.

Common Name: Dudley's Rush

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General Information

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.
].

Known 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 References

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.
,
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
 

Range

Almost 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.
].

Habitat

Exposed 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.
].

Properties

Conservation StatusLeast Concern
Other Uses Rating *  *
HabitPerennial
Height0.20 m
PollinatorsWind
Cultivation StatusWild

Cultivation Details


Easily grown in a moist soil or bog garden[
1
Title
RHS Dictionary of Plants plus Supplement. 1956
Publication
 
Author
F. Chittendon.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Year
1951
ISBN
-
Description
Comprehensive listing of species and how to grow them. Somewhat outdated, it has been replaced in 1992 by a new dictionary (see [200]).
,
200
Title
The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992.
Publication
 
Author
Huxley. A.
Publisher
MacMillan Press
Year
1992
ISBN
0-333-47494-5
Description
Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
]. Prefers a heavy soil in sun or light shade[
200
Title
The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992.
Publication
 
Author
Huxley. A.
Publisher
MacMillan Press
Year
1992
ISBN
0-333-47494-5
Description
Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
].
This species is closely related to J. tenuis[
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.
].

Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal

None known

Other Uses

The leaves are used in weaving mats etc[
257
Title
Native American Ethnobotany
Publication
 
Author
Moerman. D.
Publisher
Timber Press. Oregon.
Year
1998
ISBN
0-88192-453-9
Description
Very comprehensive but terse guide to the native uses of plants. Excellent bibliography, fully referenced to each plant, giving a pathway to further information. Not for the casual reader.
]. The leaves are rather small and are used in the finest mat work and for small pieces[
257
Title
Native American Ethnobotany
Publication
 
Author
Moerman. D.
Publisher
Timber Press. Oregon.
Year
1998
ISBN
0-88192-453-9
Description
Very comprehensive but terse guide to the native uses of plants. Excellent bibliography, fully referenced to each plant, giving a pathway to further information. Not for the casual reader.
].

Propagation

Seed - surface sow in pots in a cold frame in early spring and keep the compost moist. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and plant them out in the summer if they have grown sufficiently, otherwise in late spring of the following year.
Division in spring. Very easy, larger clumps can be replanted direct into their permanent positions, though it is best to pot up smaller clumps and grow them on in a cold frame until they are rooting well. Plant them out in the spring.
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