OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/13/22):
Juncus gymnocarpus   FAMILY Juncaceae   Go to FSUS key


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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image of Juncus gymnocarpus, Seep Rush, Beaked Rush, Pennsylvania Rush

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913    pnd_jugy_001_lvd

        

image of Juncus gymnocarpus, Seep Rush, Beaked Rush, Pennsylvania Rush

JK Marlow    jkm220412_6675

April    Greenville County    SC

Bald Rock Heritage Preserve

 

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

 

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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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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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