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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/13/22):
Juncus gymnocarpus
FAMILY
Juncaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Pennsylvania Rush looks like a slender version of Soft Rush (J. effusus). Read more at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Juncus gymnocarpus
FAMILY
Juncaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 040-01-002:
Juncus gymnocarpus FAMILY Juncaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Juncus gymnocarpus
COMMON NAME:
Seep Rush, Beaked Rush, Pennsylvania Rush
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/13/22):
Juncus gymnocarpus
FAMILY
Juncaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Juncus gymnocarpus
FAMILY
Juncaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 040-01-002:
Juncus gymnocarpus
FAMILY
Juncaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Juncus gymnocarpus
1990
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial
Habitat: bogs, seeps, streambanks and riverbanks (especially just below waterfalls), per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Rare
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Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)
LEAVES:
Simple - leaves consist of bladeless sheaths
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FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Pale brown
Bisexual
Radially symmetrical
6 tepals in two whorls of 3
6 stamens
Superior ovary
Inflorescence appears lateral, its erect bract resembling a continuation of culm
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule
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