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Juncus polycephalos Michaux. Subgenus: Juncus. Section: Iridifolii. Many-headed Rush. Phen: Jul-Sep. Hab: Sandy pond margins, ditches, pine savannas. Dist: Coastal Plain, NC to s. FL, west to e. TX; KS.
ID notes: Among all Juncus in the region, only J. paludosus and J. validus can be confused with J. polycephalos. The combination of incomplete leaf septae and capsules being united at the apex at maturity easily distinguish this robust taxon. Leaves beset with incomplete septa (i.e. not stretching across the leaf surface) which gives the leaves a wrinkled or seersucker look.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Synonymy ⓘ: = K4, WH3; = Juncus polycephalus – ETx1, F, FNA22, GW1, K1, K2, NcTx, RAB, S, Tx, Kirschner (2002b), orthographic variant; = Verojuncus polycephalus (Michx.) Záv.Drábk. & Proćków – Proćków & Záveská Drábková (2023)
Links to other floras: = Juncus polycephalus - FNA22
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL
- Great Plains: OBL
Heliophily ⓘ: 8
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