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Juncaceae
Juncus

not marked as a favorite taxon *Juncus acutus Linnaeus ssp. leopoldii (Parlatore) Snogerup. Common name: Sharp Rush. Habitat: Sandy soil at edge of salt marsh, presumably only a waif. Distribution: Native of the Neotropics north to sw. United States. Reported for se. GA by Jones & Coile (1988) and Kartesz (1999, 2020), but not by FNA. The distribution in GA is documented by a correctly-identified specimen at Herbarium GA.

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Subgenus: Juncus. Section: Juncus.

Origin/Endemic status: Neotropics

Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA22, K4, Kirschner (2002b), Proćków & Záveská Drábková (2023); Juncus leopoldii Parl. Basionym: Juncus leopoldii Parl. 1846

Links to other floras: = Juncus acutus ssp. leopoldii - FNA22

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