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Juncaceae
Juncus

not marked as a favorite taxon Juncus secundus Palisot de Beauvois ex Poiret. Common name: Secund Rush, Lop-sided Rush. Phenology: Jun-Oct. Habitat: Dry woodlands and fields, rock outcrops. Distribution: Maine to Indiana, south to n. Georgia, c. Alabama, n. Louisiana, and s. Oklahoma. Reports from the Coastal Plain of Alabama and Mississippi are false, based on misidentification of J. dichotomus.

Glossary (beta!)

Subgenus: Agathryon. Section: Steirochloa.

ID notes: Among section Steirochloa, J. secundus has individual flowers on short branches, and flowers borne secund along the branches of the inflorescence. This gives the flowers a more erect look in the field and is quite distinct among the section. The capsules are completely 3-locular, which can be seen in the field with a hand lens.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, Can, F, FNA22, G, GrPl, Il, K1, K4, Mo1, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, RAB, S, Tat, Tn, Va, W, WV, Kirschner (2002b), Kirschner (2002c); (Alt) = Agathryon secundum (Palisot de Beavois ex Poir.) Záv.Drábk. & Proćków — Proćków & Záveská Drábková (2023). Basionym: Juncus secundus P.Beauv. ex Poir. 1813

Links to other floras: = Juncus secundus - FNA22

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Wetland Indicator Status:

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

Heliophily ⓘ: 8

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image #1 of Juncus secundus© Erik Danielson source | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Juncus secundus© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Juncus secundus© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷

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