*Juncus conglomeratus Linnaeus. Subgenus: Agathryon. Section: Juncotypus. Common name: Bunch-flowered Soft Rush. Phenology: Jul-Sep. Habitat: Low, marshy or peaty places. Distribution: Native of Europe. Reported for WV and northward.
ID notes: Much like J. effusus but the heads densely compact and congested, with a bract that can be swollen and occasionally slightly reflexed.
Origin/Endemic status: Europe
Synonymy ⓘ: = AqW, C, Can, K4, NE, NY, Hämet-Ahti (1980), Zika (2003), Zika (2013); = Agathryon conglomeratum (L.) Záv.Drábk. & Proćków — Proćków & Záveská Drábková (2023); = Juncus effusus L. var. conglomeratus (L.) Engelm. — F; = n/a — Pa; < Juncus effusus L. — FNA22. Basionym: Juncus conglomeratus L. 1753
Links to other floras: < Juncus effusus - FNA22
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Great Plains: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Midwest: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Northcentral & Northeast: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
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