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Juncus militaris
Juncus militaris Bigelow
Bayonet Rush
Juncaceae (Rush Family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: JUMI2
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N), SPM (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 5 feet tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: Red , Green , BrownBloom Time: Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct
Distribution
USA: CT , DE , IN , MA , MD , ME , MI , NH , NJ , NY , PA , RI , VTCanada: NB , NL , NS , ON , PE
National Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | OBL | OBL | OBL | OBL |
Web Reference
Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.Webref 34 - Go Botany (2019) Native Plant Trust
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Additional resources
USDA: Find Juncus militaris in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Juncus militaris in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Juncus militaris
Metadata
Record Modified: 2023-06-06Research By: TWC Staff