Juncus maximowiczii

Juncus maximowiczii is a species of plant in the genus Juncus, native to China, Korea and Japan. It grows in wet areas of mountains.^[2]

Juncus maximowiczii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Juncaceae
Genus:	Juncus
Species:	J. maximowiczii
Binomial name
Juncus maximowiczii Buchenau
Synonyms[1]
Juncus cupreus H.Lév. & Vaniot Juncus maximowiczii f. rostratus Satake Juncus takasagomontanus Satake Juncus triflorus Ohwi, 1937

Characteristics

• Juncus maximowiczii is 5–10 cm tall, perennial.
• The stems are tufted, slender, terete or angled.
• The leaves are filiform, more or less compressed, and the radical leaves are slightly shorter to longer than the stems.
• The flowers are 5–6 mm long, in terminal, solitary heads, and often come 2-3 together, sessile, with ovary. The perianth is linear and obtuse. The 6 stamens are 5–6 mm long, and the filaments are longer than anthers.
• The fruits are capsules of yellowish or light brown color are obovoid, ellipsoid, and longer than perianth. There are 0.5 mm long white tail at both ends of the seeds.