Juncus effusus
Juncus effusus
Subsp effusus: Has kofa
Perennial, densely caespitose. Stems 50-150 cm, basal sheaths often light reddish-brown. Stems and leaves smooth or with 30-70 weak striae; pith continuous. Lowest bract with narrow sheath, long, inflorescence pseudo-lateral, many-flowered, lax or rarely contracted. Perianth segments usually pale brown to light green, ovate-acuminate, 1.5-3 mm, subequaI. Stamens 3, 1/2-3/4 x perianth; anthers 0.6-0.8 mm, equalling filaments. Capsule usually shorter than perianth, ovoid to globose, obtuse or rarely slightly retuse. Seeds c. 0.5 mm, without appendages. Fl. 4-7. Damp places, s.l.-1950 m.
Cosmopolitan.
