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Juncus gerardii Loisel.

saltmarsh rush (Juncaceae)

 SpreadBias within British IslesDirection of bias
Very widespreadSlight tendencyNW
Plant Atlas 2020
BSBI Distribution Map

Juncus gerardii grows in salt-marshes throughout the British Isles; it spread by rhizomes to form extensive patches.

Jura (VC102: South Ebudes); 2014-08-11

 saltmarsh rush / Juncus gerardii: _Juncus gerardii_ grows in salt-marshes throughout the British Isles; it spread by rhizomes to form extensive patches.

The outer tepals of Juncus gerardii are blunt, and its flowers are larger than those of the otherwise similar Juncus compressus.

Littleton-upon-Severn (VC34: West Gloucestershire); 2015-07-10

 saltmarsh rush / Juncus gerardii: The outer tepals of _Juncus gerardii_ are blunt, and its flowers are larger than those of the otherwise similar _Juncus compressus_.

In fruit

Jura (VC102: South Ebudes); 2014-08-11

 saltmarsh rush / Juncus gerardii: In fruit

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