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Juncus gerardi Loisel.

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Juncus gerardi Loisel. (1809)
Juncus gerardi Loisel.
Healy, A. J.; Edgar, E. 1980: Flora of New Zealand. Vol. III. Adventive Cyperaceous, Petalous and Spathaceous Monocotyledons. Government Printer, Wellington.

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Loisel.
Loisel.
1809
Often found with the "corrected" spelling "gerardii". J.L.A. Loiseleur-Deslongchamps published this name as Juncus gerardi honoring Louis Gérard 1733-1819. The Latin form of Gérard is Gerardus. The epthet gerardi does not need to be corrected to gerardii.J.L.A. Loiseleur-Deslongchamps published this name as Juncus gerardi honoring Louis Gérard 1733-1819. The Latin form of Gérard is Gerardus. The epthet gerardi does not need to be corrected to gerardii.
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Juncus gerardi Loisel.
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Juncus gerardi

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Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Poales
Juncaceae
Juncus
gerardi

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Healy, A. J.; Edgar, E. 1980: Flora of New Zealand. Vol. III. Adventive Cyperaceous, Petalous and Spathaceous Monocotyledons. Government Printer, Wellington.

Juncus gerardi Loisel.

Erect tufts forming a loose sward from a far-extending black rhizome. Stems 40-80 cm tall, rather slender, wiry. Leaves narrow, c. ½ length of stem, very shallowly channelled, lowest 1-2 reduced to sheaths, auricles short. Inflorescence 3-8- (12) cm long, strict, with few unequal branches. Flowers ± distant and borne singly towards tips of secondary branchlets. Tepals 2.5-4 mm long, ± equal, outer incurved or ± hooded at tip, dark brown to black, Capsule 3 mm long, ± = or slightly > tepals, obovoid, obtuse with a slight mucro, light brown.

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Juncus gerardi Loisel.
Juncus gerardii Loisel.
Healy, A. J.; Edgar, E. (1980)
Juncus gerardi Loisel.
Juncus gerardii Loisel.
Howell, C. (2008)
Juncus gerardi Loisel.

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Juncus gerardi Loisel.
New Zealand
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Juncus gerardi Loisel.
New Zealand
Canterbury Land District
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Juncus gerardi Loisel.
New Zealand
Marlborough Land District
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Juncus gerardi Loisel.
New Zealand
Nelson Land District
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Juncus gerardi Loisel.
New Zealand
Otago Land District
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Juncus gerardi Loisel.
New Zealand
Southland Land District
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Juncus gerardi Loisel.
New Zealand
Wellington Land District
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Juncus gerardi Loisel.
New Zealand
Westland Land District
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Juncus gerardi Loisel.
United Kingdom
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2c393910-8736-4140-a426-58ff1b635638
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1 January 2000
25 June 2024
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