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Juncaceae
Juncus

not marked as a favorite taxon Juncus interior Wiegand. Common name: Inland Rush. Phenology: Late Apr-Oct. Habitat: Calcareous prairies, disturbed sites. Distribution: OH west to SK, south to e. TN, AL (Sorrie & LeBlond 2008), MS (Sorrie & LeBlond 2008), LA, TX, and NM. Known from a single Catoosa County, GA specimen (Shaw 936).

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Subgenus: Agathryon. Section: Steirochloa.

ID notes: Distinguished from J. anthelatus and J. tenuis by the shorter, rounded, scarious auricles. Distinguished from J. dudleyi by having brown drab auricles and distinguished from the very similar J. dichotomus by its lighter tan capsules. This is among the most difficult group of species to distinguish.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, Can, ETx1, F, FNA22, G, GrPl, Il, K4, NcTx, S, Tn, Tx, W, Kirschner (2002b), Kirschner (2002c); = Agathryon interior (Wiegand) Záv.Drábk. & Proćków — Proćków & Záveská Drábková (2023); > Juncus interior Wiegand var. interior; < Juncus tenuis Willd. — GW1; < Juncus tenuis Willd. var. tenuis — C. Basionym: Juncus interior Wiegand 1900

Links to other floras: = Juncus interior - FNA22

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Wetland Indicator Status:

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

Heliophily ⓘ: 9

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