Biology:Juncus maritimus

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Short description: Species of grass

Juncus maritimus
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Juncaceae
Genus: Juncus
Species:
J. maritimus
Binomial name
Juncus maritimus
Lam.

Juncus maritimus, known as the sea rush, is a species of rush that grows on coastlines.[1] It is sometimes considered conspecific with Juncus kraussii.[2] It has a wide distribution across the western Palearctic realm (all of Europe, western Asia and the Maghreb).[3][4]

According to Edward Catich the ancient Egyptians used Juncus maritimus as a brush for writing. He describes the process of making one: “the end of which [the rush] was cut at a slant and its fibers split by chewing to produce a small chisel-shaped ‘brush‘.”.[5]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q28245 entry