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]

Juncus maritimus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Juncaceae
Genus: Juncus
Species:
J. maritimus
Binomial name
Juncus maritimus

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