Juncus_maritimus

<i>Juncus maritimus</i>

Juncus maritimus

Species of rush

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Juncus maritimus, known as the sea rush, is a species of rush that grows on coastlines.[1] It is sometimes considered conspecific with Juncus kraussii.[2] It has a wide distribution across the western Palearctic realm (all of Europe, western Asia and the Maghreb).[3][4]

According to Edward Catich the ancient Egyptians used Juncus maritimus as a brush for writing. He describes the process of making one: “the end of which [the rush] was cut at a slant and its fibers split by chewing to produce a small chisel-shaped ‘brush‘.”.[5]

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  1. [1]
    "USDA Plants Database".
  2. [2]
    "FloraBase Name Currency Search: Juncus maritimus Lam". Archived from the original on 2013-07-11. Retrieved 2013-07-11.
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    "Juncus maritimus Lam". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  4. [4]
    Paul Adam Saltmarsh Ecology, p. 204, at Google Books
  5. [5]
    Catich, Edward. The Origin of the Serif. p. 98. ISBN 0-9629740-1-3.


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