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Juncus nodosus var. nodosus

Juncus nodosus L. var. nodosus

Knotted Rush

Juncaceae (Rush Family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: JUNON

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (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:

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Not Applicable

Distribution

USA: AK , CA , CO , CT , DE , IA , ID , IL , IN , MA , ME , MI , MN , MO , MT , ND , NE , NH , NJ , NM , NV , NY , OH , OR , PA , RI , SD , TX , UT , VA , VT , WA , WI , WV , WY
Canada: NB , NS

Additional resources

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

Metadata

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

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