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Juncus brevicaudatus (Engelm.) Fernald [FNA22]
Juncaceae
narrow-panicled rush

Origin: Native

Voucher:WTU (view specimen records)

Notes: This species is primarily distributed east of the Mississippi River, from Minnesota to Newfoundland, south to Tennessee. Disjunct populations are known from interior and coastal western North America. The coastal populations are typically associated with cranberry cultivation.

Literature:
(none)
Photo © Clayton J. Antieau
(from WTU Image Collection)

Taxon treatment authored by David Giblin; last updated 12/30/2008 by David Giblin
Synonyms
Juncus canadensis J. Gay var. brevicaudatus Engelm.
Juncus canadensis J. Gay var. coarctatus Engelm.
Juncus canadensis J. Gay var. kuntzei Buchenau
Juncus kuntzei (Buchenau) Vierhapper
Juncus tweedyi Rydb.




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