Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Juncus subcaudatus
FAMILY
Juncaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Somewhat-tailed Rush at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Juncus subcaudatus var. subcaudatus
FAMILY
Juncaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 040-01-020:
Juncus subcaudatus
FAMILY
Juncaceae
COMMON NAME:
Somewhat-tailed Rush, Woodland Rush
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Juncus subcaudatus
FAMILY
Juncaceae
INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Juncus subcaudatus var. subcaudatus
FAMILY
Juncaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 040-01-020:
Juncus subcaudatus
FAMILY
Juncaceae
2664
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Documented growing wild in GA NC SC
Common in NC, uncommon in SC, rare in GA
Look for it in bogs, mossy woods and other wet places, 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 (1) & alternate (1-3)
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Greenish
Bisexual
Radially symmetrical
6 tepals in two whorls of 3
3 stamens
Superior ovary
Inflorescence appears terminal, its bract not resembling a continuation of culm
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Brown
Capsule
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