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Juncus pauciflorus R.Br.

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Juncus pauciflorus R.Br., Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland. 259 (1810)
Juncus pauciflorus R.Br.
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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Indigenous, non-endemic
Wild
New Zealand
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R.Br.
R.Br.
Brown, R. 1810: Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van-Diemen. Johnson, London.
1810
259
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Juncus pauciflorus R.Br.
species
Juncus pauciflorus

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Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Poales
Juncaceae
Juncus
pauciflorus

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Edgar, E. 1964: The leafless species of Juncus in New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Botany 2: 177–204.

Juncus pauciflorus R.Br.

In slender clumps; stems rather lax, spreading from the base, 25-70- (100) cm × 0.75-2 mm, bright green, smooth, shining, pith continuous; basal bracts dark red-brown, closely sheathing; inflorescence very lax; flowers rather separated along slender, more or less curved branchlets; tepals 2.5-3 mm long, greenish brown; stamens 6; capsules 2.5-3.3 mm long, usually distinctly exceeding the tepals, light brown to red-brown, the top often darker.
Healy, A. J.; Edgar, E. 1980: Flora of New Zealand. Vol. III. Adventive Cyperaceous, Petalous and Spathaceous Monocotyledons. Government Printer, Wellington.

Juncus pauciflorus R.Br.

Slender; rhizome short. Stems 25-70-(100) cm × 0.75-2 mm, spreading, dark green, smooth, shining, pith continuous. Inflorescence very lax with flowers spaced along slender ± curved branchlets. Stamens 6. Capsule 2.5-3.5 mm long, distinctly > tepals.
Moore, L.B.; Edgar, E. 1970: Flora of New Zealand. Vol. II. Indigenous Tracheophyta: Monocotyledones except Gramineae. Botany Division DSIR, Wellington.

Juncus pauciflorus R.Br.

Slender clumps with rather weak stems spreading from the base. Rhizome 2–3 mm. diam., horizontal. Flowering stems 25–70–(100) cm. × 0.75–2 mm., bright green, smooth, shining, pith continuous; lvs 0; basal bracts short, very dark red-brown, closely sheathing. Infl. apparently lateral, lax, with fls evenly spaced, often rather remote, on slender, flexible, ± curved branchlets. Fls 2.5–3 mm. long; tepals light greenish brown. Stamens 6. Capsule 2.5–3.5 mm. long, us. distinctly > tepals, ovoid to almost oblong, light brown to red-brown, often very dark towards the tip.

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Juncus gunnii Hook.f.
Juncus gunnii Hook.f.
Moore, L.B.; Edgar, E. (1970)
Juncus pauciflorus R.Br.
Juncus pauciflorus R.Br.
Juncus pauciflorus R.Br.
de Lange, P.J.; Norton, D.A. et al. (2009)
Juncus pauciflorus R.Br.
Juncus pauciflorus R.Br.
de Lange, P.J.; Rolfe, J.R. et al. (2013)
Juncus pauciflorus R.Br.
Juncus pauciflorus R.Br.
Juncus pauciflorus R.Br.
de Lange, P.J.; Rolfe, J.R. et al. (2018)
Juncus pauciflorus R.Br.
Juncus pauciflorus R.Br.
Juncus pauciflorus R.Br.
Edgar, E. (1964)
Juncus pauciflorus R.Br.
Juncus pauciflorus R.Br.
Healy, A. J.; Edgar, E. (1980)
Juncus pauciflorus R.Br.
Juncus pauciflorus R.Br.
Moore, L.B.; Edgar, E. (1970)
Juncus pauciflorus var. gunnii (Hook.f.) Buchenau
Juncus pauciflorus var. gunnii (Hook.f.) Buchenau
Moore, L.B.; Edgar, E. (1970)
Juncus pauciflorus R.Br.

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Juncus pauciflorus R.Br.
New Zealand
Canterbury Land District
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Juncus pauciflorus R.Br.
New Zealand
Nelson Land District
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Juncus pauciflorus R.Br.
New Zealand
North Auckland Land District
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Juncus pauciflorus R.Br.
New Zealand
South Auckland Land District
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Juncus pauciflorus R.Br.
New Zealand
Southland Land District
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Juncus pauciflorus R.Br.
New Zealand
Taranaki Land District
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Juncus pauciflorus R.Br.
New Zealand
Wellington Land District
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Juncus pauciflorus R.Br.
New Zealand
Westland Land District
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b288cacf-aecd-4100-babe-f90aa9e7117d
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Names_Plants
1 January 2000
16 June 2008
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