Juncus dudleyi
Wiegand
Juncaceae
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
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 Status | Least Concern |
Other Uses Rating | |
Habit | Perennial |
Height | 0.20 m |
Pollinators | Wind |
Cultivation Status | Wild |
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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