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Juncaceae
Juncus

not marked as a favorite taxon Juncus filiformis Linnaeus. Common name: Thread Rush. Phenology: Jun-Aug. Habitat: Bogs, wet acid areas. Distribution: Circumboreal, south in North America to e. Pennsylvania, w. Pennsylvania, ne. West Virginia, n. Michigan, and n. Minnesota.

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Subgenus: Agathryon. Section: Juncotypus.

ID notes: Of section Genuini (species with lateral inflorescence), this species is easily distinguished by the inflorescence being born near the midpoint of the entire length of the stem+bract, rather than well above the midpoint.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = AqW, C, Can, F, FNA22, G, K1, K4, Mi, NE, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, Zika (2013); (Alt) = Agathryon filiforme (L.) Záv.Drábk. & Proćków — Proćków & Záveská Drábková (2023). Basionym: Juncus filiformis L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Juncus filiformis - FNA22

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW
  • Great Plains: OBL
  • Midwest: FACW
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FACW

Heliophily ⓘ: 9

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