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Juncus subcaudatus
Juncus subcaudatus (Engelm.) Coville & S.F. Blake
Woodland Rush
Juncaceae (Rush Family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: JUSU
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 flowers 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 2 feet tall.
Leaf: Green
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: Green , BrownBloom Time: Jul , Aug , Sep
Distribution
USA: AR , CT , DC , DE , GA , KY , MA , MD , MO , NC , NJ , NY , OH , PA , SC , TN , VA , WVCanada: NS
Growing Conditions
Water Use: HighLight Requirement: Part Shade
CaCO3 Tolerance: Medium
National Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | FAC | 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 subcaudatus in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Juncus subcaudatus in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Juncus subcaudatus
Metadata
Record Modified: 2023-02-15Research By: TWC Staff