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Juncus alpinoarticulatus ssp. nodulosus
Juncus alpinoarticulatus Chaix ssp. nodulosus (Wahlenb.) Hämet-Ahti
Northern Green Rush, Richardson's Rush, Alpine Rush
Juncaceae (Rush Family)
Synonym(s): Juncus alpinoarticulatus ssp. americanus, Juncus alpinoarticulatus ssp. fuscescens, Juncus alpinus, Juncus alpinus ssp. nodulosus, Juncus alpinus var. fuscescens, Juncus alpinus var. rariflorus, Juncus alpinus var. uniceps, Juncus richardsonianus
USDA Symbol: JUALN
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), AK (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
Leaf Shape: Linear
Leaf Venation: Parallel
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 20 inches tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: Green , BrownDistribution
USA: AK , CO , IA , ID , IL , IN , MA , ME , MI , MN , MO , MT , ND , NE , NY , OH , PA , SD , UT , VT , WA , WI , WYCanada: NB , NS , PE
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 alpinoarticulatus ssp. nodulosus in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Juncus alpinoarticulatus ssp. nodulosus in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Juncus alpinoarticulatus ssp. nodulosus
Metadata
Record Modified: 2023-01-10Research By: TWC Staff