NameThatPlant.net: Juncus trigonocarpus

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

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Juncus trigonocarpus FAMILY Juncaceae Go to FSUS key

Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.

Read more about Redpod Rush at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Juncus trigonocarpus FAMILY Juncaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 040-01-017:

Juncus trigonocarpus FAMILY Juncaceae

COMMON NAME:
Redpod Rush

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Juncus trigonocarpus FAMILY Juncaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Juncus trigonocarpus FAMILY Juncaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 040-01-017:
Juncus trigonocarpus FAMILY Juncaceae

3978

Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial

Habitat: seepage slopes, bogs, along stream margins, ditches in acid, sandy landscapes, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common in Carolina Coastal Plain, uncommon in Georgia Coastal Plain (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

LEAVES:
Simple
Basal (0-1) & alternate (2-3)

FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Tepals green to reddish-brown
Radially symmetrical
6 tepals in two whorls of 3
Superior ovary
Bisexual

Inflorescence appears terminal, its bract not resembling a continuation of culm

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Dark red? Chestnut brown
Capsule

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