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Juncus trifidus
Juncus trifidus L.
Highland Rush
Juncaceae (Rush Family)
Synonym(s): Juncus trifidus ssp. carolinianus, Juncus trifidus var. monanthos
USDA Symbol: JUTR2
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N), GL (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: Green , BrownBloom Time: May , Jun
National Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | FACU | FACU |
Additional resources
USDA: Find Juncus trifidus in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Juncus trifidus in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Juncus trifidus
Metadata
Record Modified: 2007-01-01Research By: TWC Staff