| Juncus maritimus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Juncaceae |
| Genus: | Juncus |
| Species: | J. maritimus |
| Binomial name | |
| Juncus maritimus | |
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]
References
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- ↑ "USDA Plants Database".
- ↑ "FloraBase Name Currency Search: Juncus maritimus Lam". Archived from the original on 2013-07-11. Retrieved 2013-07-11.
- ↑ "Juncus maritimus Lam". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
- ↑ Paul Adam Saltmarsh Ecology, p. 204, at Google Books
- ↑ Catich, Edward. The Origin of the Serif. p. 98. ISBN 0-9629740-1-3.
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