Juncus scirpoides Lamarck var. scirpoides . Subgenus: Juncus. Section: Ozophyllum. Phenology: Jun-Oct. Habitat: Wet, open, disturbed areas, ditches, sandhill pocosin ecotones and seepage bogs, savannas and wet pine flatwoods, wet meadows. Distribution: S. NY to s. FL, mostly Coastal Plain and Piedmont; west to TX; IN to MI, MO, OK.

ID notes: Distinguished from var. compositus by its entire round heads. In outline, the heads of var. scirpoides resemble J. validus, but are much smaller and more clustered in the inflorescence. The heads are round in silhouette with exerted long capsules, giving the heads the appearance of a medieval spiked mace.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = F, Mo1, NY, S, Va; < Juncus scirpoides Lam. — AqW, Ar, C, ETx1, FNA22, G, GrPl, GW1, Il, K4, Mi, NcTx, Pa, RAB, Tat, Tn, Tx, W, WH3, WV, Bridges & Orzell (2008), Kirschner (2002b), Kirschner (2002c), Knapp (2014); < Verojuncus scirpoides (Lam.) Záv.Drábk. & Proćków — Proćków & Záveská Drábková (2023). Basionym: Juncus scirpoides Lam. 1789

Links to other floras: < Juncus scirpoides - FNA22

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Wetland Indicator Status:

• Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Great Plains: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Midwest: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Northcentral & Northeast: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

Heliophily ⓘ: 8