Home Page > Picture Archives > Flora of Qatar > Juncaceae > Juncus rigidus

Juncus rigidus Desf.

Synonyms

Juncus arabicus, Juncus maritimus, Juncus nevskii, Juncus procerus

Common names

Assal, hard sea rush, rasha, tanda

AI-generated Description

Juncus rigidus is a perennial rush native to Africa, Asia, and Europe. In Qatar, it is found in wetland areas, such as marshes and coastal flats. The plant grows up to 1 meter tall, with stiff, erect stems and narrow, pointed leaves. It produces brownish flowers in summer. In Qatar, Juncus rigidus has been recorded in areas like Al Wakra and Al Thakira, where it thrives in saline environments with moist soil. Its presence indicates a brackish or salt-tolerant ecosystem.

Blooming rush (Juncus rigidus) in a salt marsh near Fuwairit. Northern Qatar, April 3, 2014
Fuwayrit Beach Rd, Qatar

Rush (Juncus rigidus) in a salt marsh near Fuwairit. Northern Qatar, April 3, 2014
Fuwayrit Beach Rd, Qatar

Seeds (nutlets) of rush (Juncus rigidus) taken from a salt marsh near Fuwairit in northern Qatar, September 20, 2014

Blooming rush (Juncus rigidus) in a salt marsh near Fuwairit. Northern Qatar, April 17, 2015
Fuwayrit Beach Rd, Qatar

Rush (Juncus rigidus) with flowers in a salt marsh near Fuwairit. Northern Qatar, April 17, 2015
Fuwayrit Beach Road, Qatar

Rush (Juncus rigidus) in a salt marsh near Fuwairit. Northern Qatar, March 12, 2016
Fuwayrit Beach Rd, Qatar

Rush (Juncus rigidus) near French Beach (42 km Beach) in Marouna, on north-eastern coast. Qatar, March 19, 2016
Unnamed Road, Qatar

Rush (Juncus rigidus) on salt marsh in Luwaima and Ras Al Qawar north from Al Thakhira. Qatar, June 18, 2016
Unnamed Road, Qatar

Rush (Juncus rigidus) with flowers in windblown sand in Luwaima and Ras Al Qawar north from Al Thakhira. Qatar, June 18, 2016
Unnamed Road, Qatar

AI-generated summary of observations

Observations of Juncus rigidus in Qatar show that it grows in salt marshes near Fuwairit in Northern Qatar, with blooming rushes observed on April 3, 2014, and April 17, 2015. The plant produces seeds, with nutlets collected on September 20, 2014. It has also been spotted in other areas, including near French Beach on the north-eastern coast on March 19, 2016, and in Luwaima and Ras Al Qawar on June 18, 2016. In these locations, it grows in salt marshes and can also be found in windblown sand with flowers. The plant has been observed at different times of the year, including March, April, June, and September, indicating its adaptability to various environmental conditions in Qatar. Its presence has been documented through photographs, providing a visual record of its growth and distribution in the region.

Links

• Flora of Qatar.
• Unknown plants or plants without names.
• Duplicate and extra pictures of plants.
• Earlier version of collection of plants.
• Other collections of pictures from Qatar: Lizards of Qatar, Cats of Qatar, Camels of Qatar, and Fish of Qatar.
• Picture archives.
• Home page of A. Sergeev.

Outside links

• Juncus rigidus from www.catalogueoflife.org
• Ekhlas M. M. Abdel Bary, The Flora of Qatar, Volume I: The Dicotyledons. Doha 2012
• Flora of Qatar, Volume II: The Monocotyledons
• Illustrated Checklist of the Flora of Qatar. John Norton et al. 2009
• Qatar eNature. Flora
• Ali Al-Rawi, Flowering plants of Kuwait, 1985
• Plants of Kuwait
• Flora of Saudi Arabia, Al-Qassim Region
• Flora of Eastern Saudi Arabia by Rain and Dust at Flickr
• Plants of South-Western Morocco
• Pictures from Qatar (Flickr/cpmkutty)
• Arabian plants by Gary Brown
• Flora of Israel

How the web page was created

• A list of plants with their common names was written using online sources and books.
• Web pages were written by a program consisting of several scripts.
• Full names, synonyms, and classification of plants were found online from catalogueoflife.org and theplantlist.org using a script.
• Pictures of plants were selected from a database using a script.
• This web page was written using a script.

Acknowledgements

QNHG (Qatar Natural History Group) and associated people, for a possibility to participate in their field excursions and to learn about local nature.