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Juncus effusus var. pylaei (Laharpe) Fern. & Wieg.

Common rush

Juncaceae (Rush Family)

USDA Symbol: JUEFP2

USDA Native Status: Native to U.S.

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: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
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Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Brown
Bloom Time: May , Jun , Jul

Distribution

USA: CT , DE , IL , IN , KY , MA , MD , ME , MI , MN , NC , NH , NJ , NY , OH , PA , RI , SC , TN , VA , VT , WI , WV
Canada: NB , NS , PE
USDA Native Status: L48(N)

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Additional resources

USDA: Find Juncus effusus var. pylaei in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Juncus effusus var. pylaei in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Juncus effusus var. pylaei

Metadata

Record Modified: 2007-01-01
Research By: TWC Staff

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