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Juncus nodatus
Juncus nodatus Coville
Stout Rush
Juncaceae (Rush Family)
Synonym(s): Juncus acuminatus var. robustus, Juncus robustus
USDA Symbol: JUNO
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.
Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Grass/Grass-like
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 3 feet tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: Green , BrownBloom Time: May , Jun , Jul , Aug
Bloom Notes: Fruiting late spring and summer.
Distribution
USA: AL , AR , FL , IL , IN , KS , KY , LA , MO , MS , OK , TN , TX , WICanada: PE
National Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | OBL | OBL | 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 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Additional resources
USDA: Find Juncus nodatus in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Juncus nodatus in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Juncus nodatus
Metadata
Record Modified: 2023-02-15Research By: TWC Staff