Juncus maritimus Lam.
(Sea Rush)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesJuncus maritimus (Sea Rush)
GenusJuncus (rushes)
FamilyJUNCACEAE (rushes and wood-rushes)
OrderPOALES (grasses, sedges & rushes)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Juncus maritimus (Sea Rush) :
1: Juncus maritimus (Sea Rush)
3 Sep 2014 OSGR: SZ08 50° 40’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
in fruit
Image 1: Inflorescence - face view with smaller bract - white backgroundImage 2: Inflorescence - face view with smaller bract - white background (2)Image 3: Inflorescence - face view with smaller bract - white background (3)Image 4: Inflorescence - rear view with larger bract - white backgroundImage 5: Inflorescence - side view - white backgroundImage 6: Inflorescence - side view - white background (2)Image 7: Plant - in fruit - in situImage 8: Plant - in fruit - in situ (2)Image 9: Plant - in fruit - in situ (3)Image 10: Plant - in fruit - in situ (4)Image 11: Plant - in fruit - in situ (5)Image 12: Plants - in fruit - close-upImage 13: Plants - in fruit - close-up (2)Image 14: Stem base - white backgroundImage 15: Stem base - white background (2)Image 16: Capsules - magnified - silver backgroundImage 17: Inflorescence - close-up - enlarged - white backgroundImage 18: Inflorescence - close-up - enlarged - white background (2)Image 19: Stem - close-up - enlarged - white backgroundImage 20: Stem - close-up - enlarged - white background (2)Image 21: Seeds - microscope low magnification - white background
2: Juncus maritimus (Sea Rush)
10 Jul 2011 OSGR: SS49 51° 40’ N, 4° 20’ W Vice County: Glam (VC 41) Wales
on damp dune slack
Image 1: ColonyImage 2: Colony (2)Image 3: Inflorescences - close-up - white backgroundImage 4: Inflorescences - close-up - white background (2)Image 5: Inflorescences - white backgroundImage 6: Leaf base - white backgroundImage 7: Inflorescence - enlarged - white backgroundImage 8: Inflorescence - enlarged - white background (2)Image 9: Inflorescence - enlarged - white background (3)Image 10: Inflorescence - enlarged - white background (4)Image 11: Leaf base - enlarged - white backgroundImage 12: Stem (L) and leaf (R) - LS to show pith - enlarged - white backgroundImage 13: Three stems (left) and one leaf (right) - enlarged - white backgroundImage 14: Three stems (left) and one leaf (right) - enlarged - white background (2)

Juncus maritimus (Sea Rush) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Juncus maritimus (Sea Rush)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 16 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Juncus maritimus (Sea Rush)
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