Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (4/24/22):
Juncus secundus
FAMILY
Juncaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
This is a rare case of non-wetland species of Juncus - usually in thin soil over a flat rock surface. Lopsided Rush is very similar to the ubiquitous Path Rush (J. tenuis), but the lowest involucral leaf is shorter than the inflorescence and the leaf sheath auricle is very short (vs. prolonged). Read more at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Juncus secundus
FAMILY
Juncaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Juncus secundus
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 040-01-009:
Juncus secundus
FAMILY
Juncaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Juncus secundus
COMMON NAME:
Lopsided Rush, Secund Rush
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (4/24/22):
Juncus secundus
FAMILY
Juncaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Juncus secundus
FAMILY
Juncaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Juncus secundus
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 040-01-009:
Juncus secundus
FAMILY
Juncaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Juncus secundus
4516
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Documented growing wild in GA NC SC
Uncommon in NC Piedmont, rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC
Look for it in dry woodlands and fields, rock 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
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Bisexual
Radially symmetrical
6 tepals in two whorls of 3
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall?
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!