Juncus bufonius Linnaeus 1753 (Family Juncaceae)

Height: 5-30cm
Occasionally Arbuscular Mycorrhizal
Annual, Persistent Seed Bank
Hermaphrodite, Flowering May - October (Earliest: 3.6)

Biotopes:
Temporary Pools
Pollination: Autopollination
Seed Dispersal:
Formicidae
Possible Parasites:
Loxocera albiseta Larva (Stem Borer)

Loxocera aristata Larva (Stem Borer)
Possible Herbivores:
Hypenodes humidalis Larva

Glyphipterix thrasonella Larva

Several Tenthredinidae
Sapivores:
Schizaphis palustris

Sitobion avenae

Macrosteles sexnotatus
Possible Sapivores:
Several Miridae

Macrosteles viridigriseus
Decomposers:
Phyllachora junci

Angiosperm Generalists

Ecological Flora of the British Isles
Skye Flora: Toad Rush


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