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Juncus validus var. validus

Juncus validus Coville var. validus

Roundhead Rush

Juncaceae (Rush Family)

Synonym(s): Juncus crassifolius, Juncus platycephalus

USDA Symbol: JUVAV

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: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 1 foot tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Red , Green , Brown
Bloom Time: Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep

Distribution

USA: AL , AR , FL , GA , KS , KY , LA , MO , MS , NC , OK , SC , TN , TX , VA

Wildflower Center Seed Bank

LBJWC-MLE-42 Collected 2006-10-09 in Hardin County by Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

1 collection(s) available in the Wildflower Center Seed Bank

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

Metadata

Record Modified: 2023-06-06
Research By: TWC Staff

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