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Juncus brachycarpus Engelmann. Subgenus: Juncus. Section: Ozophyllum. Common name: Short-fruited Rush. Phenology: Jun-Sep. Habitat: Ditches, depressions, ponds, especially in seasonally flooded sites that draw down early in the growing season. Distribution: MA to IL, south to SC, wc. GA, and TX.

ID notes: Similar to J. scirpoides but immediately distinguishable by the outline of the circular heads. Juncus scirpoides forms the outline of a medieval spiked mace as the capsules far exceed the tepals. Juncus brachycarpus has capsules that do not exceed the tepals, giving the heads a smoother and rounder outline.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = AqW, Ar, C, Can, ETx1, F, FNA22, G, GrPl, GW1, Il, K4, Mi, Mo1, NcTx, NE, NY, Pa, RAB, S, Tn, Tx, Va, WV, Bridges & Orzell (2008), Kirschner (2002b), Kirschner (2002c); = n/a — Tat; = Verojuncus brachycarpus (Engelm.) Záv.Drábk. & Proćków — Proćków & Záveská Drábková (2023). Basionym: Juncus brachycarpus Engelm. 1867

Links to other floras: = Juncus brachycarpus - FNA22

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW
  • Great Plains: FACW
  • Midwest: FACW
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FACW

Heliophily ⓘ: 9

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