JUNCACEE (Raker). 17 
leafy only at the pees eos terete or linear; flowers small, often clustered ; 
racts scariose, persis 
DIstTRIB. See ST 8 Species 200. 
I, Junecus.—Annual or perennial herbs, with hasal glabrous leaves, Ovary 
more or less completely 3-celled, with many ovules in each cell. 
II. Luzula SD pie a herbs, with basal hairy leaves. Oeary 1-celled, witb 
ovules 
III. Prionium m.—Ualersbrub, with rigid serrated leaves in a dense rosette at 
the top of a woody caudex 
I, JUNCUS, Linn. 
ae rigid, cut down to the base ; segments subequal, ovate or 
lanceolat tamens 6, rarely 3, hypogynous or attached to the 
base of is perianth-segments ; filaments filiform or flattened ; 
anthers linear or oblong, basifixed. Ovary sessile, with 3 more or 
less intruded parietal placentas ; ; style filiform, divided to the middle 
into 3 linear or filiform m spreading stigmas, Capsule loculicidally 
3-valved. Seeds very small, often tailed by the outer membrane of 
the testa being produced pene the nucleus ; albumen fleshy ; 
ee minute, placed near the h 
iets nea or annual herbs ; peertan Sing terete or flat, sometimes reduced to 
mbranous sheaths, always glab inflorescence terminal or bo geen 5 
perevut tate pan nicled or cong jeatad 4 in ike a head; perianth ‘bia bro 
DistR1B. Cosmopolitan, Species 170-180, according to Buchenau. 
1. Genurni. Leaves all reduced to sheaths; inflorescence hehe not tailed, 
Stamens 3; pith continuous ... ‘nd a 
Stamens 6; pith interrupted .. (2) guccven: 
- Maritimi. Produced pees fist pai the stems ; inflorescence 
lateral ; seeds tai 
Perianth-sezments lanceolate, acute ke ... (3) maritimus, 
Perianth-segments obtuse, inner emarginate on = acutus. 
3. ARTICULATI, Leaves septate: ; inflorescence termin 
Produced leaf iy one ace = middle of the stem is punctorius. 
Produced leaves 
Capsule not ioogee pie the wee can 
“Style res — ee ... (6) brevistilus. 
Style 2 . (7) oxycarpus. 
Cupane rth sae = Gis the perianth : 
low any in a cluster ... ae ... (8) exsertus. 
i uster .. (9) rostratus. 
4. GRAMINIFoLII. Leaves not Boks ; tnbobepoans terminal. 
Annuals ; 
Style very short: - 
Leaves s soon 3 Bevosese 2-5-flowered .., (10) rupestris. 
Leaves linear ; rs 8-15-flowered _... (11) diaphanus, 
the ova out 
Clusters usually solitary, 1-3-flowered : 
Perianth-segments subequa 
Inner eS longer than 
the 
. (12) seabriuseulus. 
icone whitish, with 
a brown ki ee . (18) parvulus, 
Porienth TS cicriiete: bright t wn, 
with a pale edge " (4) polytrichos 
VOL. Vil. 
