NameThatPlant.net: Juncus subcaudatus

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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Juncus subcaudatus FAMILY Juncaceae Go to FSUS key

Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.

Woodland Rush belongs to the J. canadensis group, with hemispherical to rounded heads. Read more at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

J. subcaudatus is one of the more difficult rushes to identify. Although it is grouped with J. canadensis, J. brevicaudatus, and the other long-tailed rushes, its seeds lack distinct, long appendages. Read more from Weakley's Flora (2022).

INCLUDING PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Juncus subcaudatus var. subcaudatus FAMILY Juncaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America

Juncus subcaudatus

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 040-01-020:

Juncus subcaudatus FAMILY Juncaceae

COMMON NAME:
Somewhat-tailed Rush, Woodland Rush, Short-tailed Rush

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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Juncus subcaudatus FAMILY Juncaceae

INCLUDING PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Juncus subcaudatus var. subcaudatus FAMILY Juncaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Juncus subcaudatus

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 040-01-020:
Juncus subcaudatus FAMILY Juncaceae

2664

Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial

Habitat: bogs, mossy woods and other wet places, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common in NC Mountains, uncommon in SC Mountains (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)

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LEAVES:
Simple
Basal (1) & alternate (1-3)

FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Greenish
Radially symmetrical
6 tepals in two whorls of 3
3 stamens
Superior ovary
Bisexual

Inflorescence appears terminal, its bract not resembling a continuation of culm

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Brown
Capsule

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