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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Juncus gymnocarpus   FAMILY Juncaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Juncus gymnocarpus   FAMILY Juncaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Juncus gymnocarpus

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 22 (2000)

Juncus gymnocarpus

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)

Juncus gymnocarpus

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 040-01-002:

Juncus gymnocarpus   FAMILY Juncaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Juncus gymnocarpus

 

COMMON NAME:
Seep Rush, Beaked Rush, Pennsylvania Rush


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image of Juncus gymnocarpus, Seep Rush, Beaked Rush, Pennsylvania Rush

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913    pnd_jugy_001_lvd

        

image of Juncus gymnocarpus, Seep Rush, Beaked Rush, Pennsylvania Rush

JK Marlow    jkm220412_6675

April    Greenville County    SC

Bald Rock Heritage Preserve

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Juncus gymnocarpus   FAMILY Juncaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Juncus gymnocarpus   FAMILY Juncaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Juncus gymnocarpus

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 22
Juncus gymnocarpus

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Juncus gymnocarpus

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 040-01-002:
Juncus gymnocarpus   FAMILY Juncaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Juncus gymnocarpus

 

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1990

Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial

Habitat: bogs, seeps, streambanks and riverbanks (especially just below waterfalls), per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Uncommon in NC Mountains (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)

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LEAVES:
Simple - leaves consist of bladeless sheaths
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FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Pale brown
Radially symmetrical
6 tepals in two whorls of 3
6 stamens
Superior ovary
Bisexual

Inflorescence appears lateral, its erect bract resembling a continuation of culm

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule

 

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