Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Juncus tenuis
FAMILY
Juncaceae
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Path Rush is a plant that everyone has seen, whether they know it or not. Read more at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
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PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Juncus tenuis
FAMILY
Juncaceae
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VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 040-01-006:
Juncus tenuis
FAMILY
Juncaceae
COMMON NAME:
Path Rush, Poverty Rush
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Gill Newberry gn05_juncus_temuis
May
Leaves basal, narrow, 0.05" wide, flat or often rolled, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
JK Marlow jkm210513_0318
May Oconee County SC
Boone's Creek Preserve
The auricle at mouth of leaf sheath is pale and extends well past the mouth, per Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
JK Marlow jkm190604_8935
June Greenville County SC
Sepals and petals alike, narrow and pointed, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
JK Marlow jkm190604_8937
June Greenville County SC
A loosely branched inflorescence, each branch with 2-6 flowers, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Juncus tenuis
FAMILY
Juncaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Juncus tenuis
FAMILY
Juncaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 040-01-006:
Juncus tenuis
FAMILY
Juncaceae