Juncus maximowiczii

Juncus maximowiczii is a species of plant in the genus Juncus, native to China, Korea and Japan. It grows in wet areas of mountains.

Characteristics

 * Juncus maximowiczii is 5–10 cm tall, perennial.
 * The stems are tufted, slender, terete or angled.
 * The leaves are filiform, more or less compressed, and the radical leaves are slightly shorter to longer than the stems.
 * The flowers are 5–6 mm long, in terminal, solitary heads, and often come 2-3 together, sessile, with ovary. The perianth is linear and obtuse. The 6 stamens are 5–6 mm long, and the filaments are longer than anthers.
 * The fruits are capsules of yellowish or light brown color are obovoid, ellipsoid, and longer than perianth. There are 0.5 mm long white tail at both ends of the seeds.