Juncus squarrosus Linnaeus 1753 (Family Juncaceae)
Height: 15-30cm
Occasionally Arbuscular Mycorrhizal
Perennial, Rhizomatous, Persistent Seed Bank
Hermaphrodite, Flowering June - August
(Earliest: 3.6)
Biotopes: |
Heath and Moorland |
Pollination: |
Wind |
Possible Parasites: |
Loxocera albiseta Larva (Stem Borer) |
Loxocera aristata Larva (Stem Borer) |
Possible Herbivores: |
Hypenodes humidalis Larva |
Glyphipterix thrasonella Larva |
Several Tenthredinidae |
Sapivores: |
Several Delphacidae |
Neophilaenus lineatus |
Macrosteles sexnotatus |
Possible Sapivores: |
Several Miridae |
Macrosteles viridigriseus |
Decomposers: |
Phyllachora junci |
Angiosperm Generalists |
Ecological Flora of the British Isles
Skye Flora:
Heath Rush
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