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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Juncus secundus
FAMILY
Juncaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
This is a rare case of non-wetland species of Juncus - usually in thin soil over a flat rock surface. Lopsided Rush is very similar to the ubiquitous Path Rush (J. tenuis), but the lowest involucral leaf is shorter than the inflorescence and the leaf sheath auricle is very short (vs. prolonged). Read more at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Juncus secundus
FAMILY
Juncaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Juncus secundus
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 040-01-009:
Juncus secundus FAMILY Juncaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Juncus secundus
COMMON NAME:
Lopsided Rush, Secund Rush
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_juse_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_juse_003_lvd
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Juncus secundus
FAMILY
Juncaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Juncus secundus
FAMILY
Juncaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Juncus secundus
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 040-01-009:
Juncus secundus
FAMILY
Juncaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Juncus secundus
4516
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial
Habitat: Dry woodlands and fields, rock outcrops, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Uncommon in NC Piedmont (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
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LEAVES:
Simple
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Radially symmetrical
6 tepals in two whorls of 3
Superior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall?
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
If a search such as "Carex leptalea var. leptalea" doesn't deliver the results you want, try "Carex leptalea".
Or, to minimize chances of a misspelling, try just "Carex le".
Less is more: If "pencil flower" doesn't deliver the results you want, try "pencil".