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Juncus fascinatus
Juncus fascinatus (M.C. Johnst.) W. Knapp
Roundhead Rush
Juncaceae (Rush Family)
Synonym(s): Juncus validus var. fascinatus
USDA Symbol: JUFA4
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: PerennialHabit: Grass/Grass-like
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 3 feet tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: Red , Green , BrownBloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug
Distribution
USA: TXWeb 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 fascinatus in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Juncus fascinatus in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Juncus fascinatus
Metadata
Record Modified: 2023-06-06Research By: TWC Staff