Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Juncus georgianus
FAMILY
Juncaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Georgia Rush at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Juncus georgianus
FAMILY
Juncaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 040-01-010:
Juncus georgianus
FAMILY
Juncaceae
COMMON NAME:
Georgia Rush
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmjgeorgianus_poecr
May Pickens County SC
Poe Creek State Forest
Leaves flat, half as long as the 10-40cm scapes, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmjgeorgianus_poecrb
May Pickens County SC
Poe Creek State Forest
Flowers borne singly, sepals 5-6mm long, petals slightly shorter, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Juncus georgianus
FAMILY
Juncaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Juncus georgianus
FAMILY
Juncaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 040-01-010:
Juncus georgianus
FAMILY
Juncaceae
2485
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Documented growing wild in GA NC SC
Rare, endemic to the Southeastern Piedmont
Look for it in shallow depressions in granitic outcrops, per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a more detailed map from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium,
or click here to see a map from SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
LEAVES:
Simple
Basal (2-3)
FLOWER:
Summer
Tepals greenish to tan
Bisexual
Radially symmetrical
6 tepals in two whorls of 3
6 stamens
Superior ovary
Inflorescence appears terminal, its bract not resembling a continuation of culm
FRUIT:
Summer
Tan
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!