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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Juncus gymnocarpus
FAMILY
Juncaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Pennsylvania Rush looks like a slender version of Soft Rush (J. effusus). Read more at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Among all species with a lateral inflorescence, J. gymnocarpus is easily distinguished by the short tepals at the base of the mature capsules. Read more in Weakley's Flora (2023).
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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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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