Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Juncus roemerianus
FAMILY
Juncaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Black Needlerush is unmistakable and is a dominant or co-dominant member of our maritime marshes -- Read more at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Juncus roemerianus
FAMILY
Juncaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 040-01-004:
Juncus roemerianus
FAMILY
Juncaceae
COMMON NAME:
Black Needlerush
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_juro_001_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm100508_018
May Charleston County SC
Drayton Hall
Leaves terete, stiff, and pungent, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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JK Marlow jkm100508_020
May Charleston County SC
Drayton Hall
Terminal leaf (which is sharply pointed) makes inflorescence appear lateral, per Wildflowers of the Eastern United States.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Juncus roemerianus
FAMILY
Juncaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Juncus roemerianus
FAMILY
Juncaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 040-01-004:
Juncus roemerianus
FAMILY
Juncaceae
3100
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Documented growing wild in GA NC SC
Common
Look for it in coastal tidal marshes, forming dense stands at and above mean high tide, above the Spartina alterniflora zone, 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 (1-3)
RHIZOMES? STOLONS?
Rhizomes long, thick, scaly
FLOWER:
Winter/Spring/Summer
Tepals tan
Bisexual
Radially symmetrical
6 tepals in two whorls of 3
Superior ovary
Inflorescence appears lateral, its erect bract resembling a continuation of culm
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!