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Most habitat and range descriptions were obtained from Weakley's Flora.
Your search found 20 taxa in the family Juncaceae, Rush family, as understood by Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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Common Name:
Soft Rush, Common Rush
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Juncus effusus ssp. solutus FAMILY: Juncaceae
INCLUDING PLANTS National Database: Juncus effusus var. solutus FAMILY: Juncaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Juncus effusus 040-01-001 FAMILY: Juncaceae
Habitat: Moist soil, marshes, margin of streams, ponds, lakes and swamps, low meadows
Common
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Seep Rush, Beaked Rush, Pennsylvania Rush
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Juncus gymnocarpus FAMILY: Juncaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Juncus gymnocarpus FAMILY: Juncaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Juncus gymnocarpus 040-01-002 FAMILY: Juncaceae
Habitat: Bogs, seeps, streambanks and riverbanks (especially just below waterfalls)
Uncommon in NC Mountains (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Leathery Rush
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Juncus coriaceus FAMILY: Juncaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Juncus coriaceus FAMILY: Juncaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Juncus coriaceus 040-01-003 FAMILY: Juncaceae
Habitat: Stream and pond margins, swamps, flatwoods depressions, roadside ditches
Common (uncommon to rare in Mountains)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Black Needle Rush
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Juncus roemerianus FAMILY: Juncaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Juncus roemerianus FAMILY: Juncaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Juncus roemerianus 040-01-004 FAMILY: Juncaceae
Habitat: Coastal tidal marshes, forming dense stands at and above mean high tide, above the Spartina alterniflora (Sporobolus alterniflorus) zone
Common in Coastal Plain
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Path Rush, Poverty Rush, Slender Rush
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Juncus tenuis FAMILY: Juncaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Juncus tenuis FAMILY: Juncaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Juncus tenuis 040-01-006 FAMILY: Juncaceae
Habitat: Dry or moist soil along roadsides and paths, fields
Common
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Forked Rush
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Juncus dichotomus FAMILY: Juncaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Juncus dichotomus FAMILY: Juncaceae
INCLUDING Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Juncus dichotomus 040-01-008 & 011 FAMILY: Juncaceae
Habitat: Often in disturbed, open, wet areas, ditches, wet meadows
Common (uncommon in Carolina Mountains, rare in GA Mountains)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name: Lopsided Rush, Secund Rush
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Juncus secundus FAMILY: Juncaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Juncus secundus FAMILY: Juncaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Juncus secundus 040-01-009 FAMILY: Juncaceae
Habitat: Dry woodlands and fields, rock outcrops
Uncommon in NC Piedmont (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Georgia Rush, Flatrock Rush
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Juncus georgianus FAMILY: Juncaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Juncus georgianus FAMILY: Juncaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Juncus georgianus 040-01-010 FAMILY: Juncaceae
Habitat: Shallow depressions in granitic outcrops
Uncommon in GA Piedmont, rare elsewhere
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name: Creeping Rush
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Juncus repens FAMILY: Juncaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Juncus repens FAMILY: Juncaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Juncus repens 040-01-012 FAMILY: Juncaceae
Habitat: Streams, ponds, lakes, ditches, wet depressions in flatwoods, cypress savannas
Common in Coastal Plain (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common Name:
Grassleaf Rush
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Juncus marginatus FAMILY: Juncaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Juncus marginatus FAMILY: Juncaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Juncus marginatus 040-01-013 FAMILY: Juncaceae
Habitat: Wet meadows, bogs, generally throughout in wet, sandy or peaty soil
Common
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Redpod Rush
Weakley's Flora: (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): Juncus trigonocarpus 040-01-017 FAMILY: Juncaceae
Habitat: Seepage slopes, bogs, along stream margins, ditches in acid, sandy landscapes
Common in Carolina Coastal Plain, uncommon in Georgia Coastal Plain (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name: Canadian Rush
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Juncus canadensis FAMILY: Juncaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Juncus canadensis FAMILY: Juncaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Juncus canadensis 040-01-018 FAMILY: Juncaceae
Habitat: Lake, pond and stream margins, swamps, bogs, seepage slopes, wet meadows, ditches
Common in Carolina Coastal Plain, uncommon in GA Coastal Plain (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common Name:
Somewhat-tailed Rush, Woodland Rush, Short-tailed Rush
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) 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): Juncus subcaudatus 040-01-020 FAMILY: Juncaceae
Habitat: Bogs, mossy woods and other wet places
Common in NC Mountains, uncommon in SC Mountains (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Large-headed Rush, Bighead Rush
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Juncus megacephalus FAMILY: Juncaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Juncus megacephalus FAMILY: Juncaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Juncus megacephalus 040-01-025 FAMILY: Juncaceae
Habitat: Brackish and freshwater marshes, bogs, wet prairies, interdune swales, ditches, wet, open places
Common in NC Coastal Plain, uncommon in Coastal Plain of GA & SC
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Tapertip Rush, Sharp-fruited Rush
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Juncus acuminatus FAMILY: Juncaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Juncus acuminatus FAMILY: Juncaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Juncus acuminatus 040-01-029 FAMILY: Juncaceae
Habitat: In a range of natural and disturbed, saturated and seasonally flooded wetlands
Common
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common Name: Hairy Woodrush
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Luzula acuminata var. acuminata FAMILY: Juncaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Luzula acuminata ssp. acuminata FAMILY: Juncaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Luzula acuminata var. acuminata 040-02-001a FAMILY: Juncaceae
Habitat: Moist forests
Uncommon in NC Mountains (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Carolina Woodrush, Southern Hairy Woodrush
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Luzula acuminata var. carolinae FAMILY: Juncaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Luzula acuminata ssp. carolinae FAMILY: Juncaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Luzula acuminata var. carolinae 040-02-001b FAMILY: Juncaceae
Habitat: Moist forests
Common in Mountains & Carolina Piedmont, uncommon in GA Piedmont (rare in Coastal Plain)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common Name:
Common Woodrush
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Luzula multiflora var. multiflora FAMILY: Juncaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Luzula multiflora ssp. multiflora var. multiflora FAMILY: Juncaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Luzula multiflora 040-02-002 FAMILY: Juncaceae
Habitat: Forests
Uncommon in Carolina Mountains & Carolina Piedmont (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Bulbous Woodrush
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Luzula bulbosa FAMILY: Juncaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Luzula bulbosa FAMILY: Juncaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Luzula bulbosa 040-02-003 FAMILY: Juncaceae
Habitat: Dry forests and fields
Common (uncommon in NC Coastal Plain, rare in Coastal Plain of GA & SC)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Hedgehog Woodrush, Spreading Woodrush
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Luzula echinata FAMILY: Juncaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Luzula echinata FAMILY: Juncaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Luzula echinata 040-02-004 FAMILY: Juncaceae
Habitat: Mesic to dry forests
Common (uncommon in GA Coastal Plain)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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