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]
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Juncaceae |
Genus: | Juncus |
Species: | J. scirpoides
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Juncus scirpoides | |
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References
edit- ^ a b "Juncus scirpoides Lam". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- ^ "Juncus scirpoides Lam. needlepod rush". USDA Plants Database. United States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- ^ 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.