Distichia acicularisBalslev & Laegaard

Family:Juncaceae

Description:terrestrial herb endemic to Ecuador's paramos (UICN); a new cushion forming Juncaceae from the high Andes of Ecuador (Baslev 1986)

Habitat:wet, swampy areas at 3000-4500m

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Form of cushion TC_M Intermediate beetweenT C & M types
Compactness 1 Compact, hard (peat-accumulating)
Variability 0 No variability
Root system R Rhizomes
Woodiness 0 Herbaceaous
Thorniness 0 No
Succulence 0 No
Flowers 0 Flowers sessil

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