Juncus scirpoides, the needlepod rush, is a species of flowering plant in the family Juncaceae, native to the central and eastern United States.[1][2] It prefers wet sandy soils, and among the many places it grows it is common in the enigmatic Carolina bays.[3]

Juncus scirpoides
Flowers
Botanical illustration
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Juncaceae
Genus: Juncus
Species:
J. scirpoides
Binomial name
Juncus scirpoides
Synonyms[1]
List
    • Juncus echinatus Elliott
    • Juncus macrostemon J.Gay ex Laharpe
    • Juncus nodosus var. multiflorus Torr.
    • Juncus scirpoides var. carolinianus Coville
    • Juncus scirpoides var. compositus R.M.Harper
    • Juncus scirpoides var. genuinus Buchenau
    • Juncus scirpoides var. macrostemon (J.Gay ex Laharpe) Engelm.
    • Juncus scirpoides macrostylus Engelm.
    • Tristemon echinatus Raf.
    • Tristemon polycephalus Raf.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Juncus scirpoides Lam". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Juncus scirpoides Lam. needlepod rush". USDA Plants Database. United States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  3. ^ Luken, James O. (2005). "Dionaea muscipula (Venus Flytrap) Establishment, Release, and Response of Associated Species in Mowed Patches on the Rims of Carolina Bays". Restoration Ecology. 13 (4): 678–684. Bibcode:2005ResEc..13..678L. doi:10.1111/j.1526-100X.2005.00086.x. S2CID 10780552.