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Juncus stygius
Juncus stygius L.
Moor Rush
Juncaceae (Rush Family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: JUST
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N), SPM (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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Bloom Information
Bloom Color: Not ApplicableDistribution
USA: AK , ME , MI , MN , NY , WI , WYCanada: NB , NS
National Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | OBL | OBL | OBL |
Additional resources
USDA: Find Juncus stygius in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Juncus stygius in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Juncus stygius
Metadata
Record Modified: 2007-01-01Research By: TWC Staff