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Juncus effusus var. conglomeratus
Juncus effusus L. var. conglomeratus (L.) Engelm.
Common Rush
Juncaceae (Rush Family)
Synonym(s): Juncus conglomeratus, Juncus effusus var. caeruleomontanus, Juncus effusus var. compactus
USDA Symbol: JUEFC2
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
A member of the family Juncaceae which includes herbs, rarely shrubs, with mostly grass-like leaves, usually in a basal tuft, and small greenish or brownish flower in dense spikes or heads or sometimes in loose clusters or even solitary.
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Grass/Grass-like
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 4 feet tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: Green , BrownBloom Time: May , Jun , Jul , Aug
Distribution
USA: CT , ID , MA , MD , ME , MI , MN , MT , NH , NJ , NY , PA , RI , VA , VT , WA , WI , WVWeb Reference
Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Additional resources
USDA: Find Juncus effusus var. conglomeratus in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Juncus effusus var. conglomeratus in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Juncus effusus var. conglomeratus
Metadata
Record Modified: 2023-06-06Research By: TWC Staff