Ecological Flora of the British Isles

The Ecological Characteristics for

JUNCUS BUFONIUS

NameNumberValue
Soil nutrients, 1.01,fertile,
Soil moisture: 3. supply, 1.04,continuous,
Salinity, 1.05,brackish,
Salinity, 1.05,fresh,
Shade, 1.10,none,
Altitude: 1. maximum recorded (m), 1.12,594,
Altitude: 2. minimum recorded (m), 1.13,0,
Altitude: 4. typical minimum (m), 1.14,0,
Status, 2.01,native,
Typical abundance where naturally occurring, 2.02,frequent,
Dynamics, 2.03,increasing,
First historical record: 1. date, 2.04,1597,
Range: 3. continents where native, 2.11,Europe,
SN Index, 2.13,3.56,
EW Index, 2.14,4.67,
number of European countries in which native, 2.17,33,
Stems: 1. woodiness, 3.01,non-woody,
Stems: 2. support, 3.02,self-supporting,
Height: 1. extreme maximum (cm), 3.03,35,
Height: 3. typical maximum (cm), 3.05,25,
Height: 4. typical minimum (cm), 3.06,3,
Spread, 3.07,height < width,
Heterophylly, 3.08,none,
Leaf shape: 1. type, 3.09,simple,
Leaf shape: 2. outline, 3.10,entire,
Leaf shape: 3. pointed/round, 3.11,pointed,
Leaf shape: 4. length versus breadth, 3.12,>3 times as long as wide,
Leaf shape: 5. leaf base, 3.13,parallel-sided,
Leaf shape: 6. petiole, 3.14,sheathing,
Leaf shape: 7. minimum petiole length (mm), 3.15,0,
Leaf shape: 8. maximum petiole length (mm), 3.16,0,
Leaf area (cm2), 3.17,0.1-1,
Leaf lamina thickness: 1. range, 3.18,0.2-0.5,
Stomata: 1. surfaces present, 3.19,lower,
Leaf longevity: 1. type, 3.22,aestival,
Root depth: 1. type, 3.25,shallow,
Photosynthetic pathway, 4.02,C3,
Heavy metal resistance, 4.05,none,
Carnivory, 4.06,does not kill insects,
Nutrition, 4.07,autotrophic,
Life-form, 5.01,therophyte,
Longevity of stems (yrs), 5.02,<1,
Age at first flowering, 5.03,<6 weeks,
Mono/poly-carpic, 5.04,monocarpic,
Vegetative reproduction/persistence: 1. method, 5.05,none,
Flowering time: 1. earliest month, 5.07,5,
Flowering time: 2. latest month, 5.08,9,
Pollen vector, 5.15,wind,
Dicliny, 5.16,hermaphrodite,
Dichogamy, 5.17,markedly protogynous,
Cleistogamy, 5.20,some cleistogamous flowers,
Incompatibility systems, 5.22,none,
Chromosome number(s): 1. number, 5.25,108,
2C DNA content (pg), 5.26,2.6,
Appendages on dispersal unit, 5.27,mucilage,
Time of seed dispersal (season), 5.28,summer,
Time of seed dispersal (season), 5.28,autumn,
Dispersule size - length of longest axis (mm), 5.30,0.6,
Seed size - length of longest axis (mm), 5.31,0.6,
Seed weight: 3. mean (mg), 5.34,0.02,
Seed production: 2. typical range (/flower), 5.36,10-100,
Seed production: 3. typical range (/plant), 5.37,>10000,
Time of germination (season), 5.39,spring,
Time of germination (season), 5.39,summer,
Germination type, 5.48,epigeal,
Normal method of propagation, 5.52,seed,
Seedbank type, 5.53,long-term persistent,
Seedbank type, 5.53,transient,
Seedbank type, 5.53,seedbank present, type uncertain,
Seedbank type, 5.53,short-term persistent,
Maximum seedbank density (m2), 5.54,89063,
Minimum seedbank density (m2), 5.55,10,
Mean seedbank density (m2), 5.56,3471.774193548387096774193548387096,
Physical defences on leaves, 6.02,glabrous,
Physical defences on stems, 6.03,glabrous,
Conservation Status, 7.01,,
Rarity Status, 7.02,Present,
Change Index, 7.03,,
Biome, 7.04,Wide Temperate,
Eastern Limit, 7.05,Circumpolar,
Continentality, 7.06,Not continental,
Northern Limit in Britain, 7.07,No,
Northern European Limit (Lat, 5?Ǭ? band), 7.08,>65,
Southern European Limit (Latitude, 5?Ǭ? band), 7.09,<45,
Southern European Limit, 7.10,No,
January mean temperature, 7.11,3.59999990463257,
July mean temperature, 7.12,14.6000003814697,
Annual precipitation, 7.13,1102,
Ellenberg Indicator: Light, 7.14,7,
Ellenberg : Moisture, 7.15,7,
Ellenberg: pH, 7.16,6,
Ellenberg Indicator: Nitrogen, 7.17,5,
Ellenberg Indicator: Salt, 7.18,1,
Life Form: normal state, 7.19,Therophyte,
Life Form: less frequent state, 7.20,,
Clonality: normal state, 7.21,Little or no vegetative spread,
Clonality: less frequent state, 7.22,,