Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Juncus acuminatus
FAMILY
Juncaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Juncus acuminatus
FAMILY
Juncaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 040-01-029:
Juncus acuminatus
FAMILY
Juncaceae
COMMON NAME:
Tapertip Rush
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_j_acuminatus_5198
May Currituck County NC
Heads hemispheric (to spheric), per Flora of North America.
Terry Holdsclaw tdh_j_acuminatus_5211
May Currituck County NC
Inflorescences are terminal panicles of 5-50 heads, with branches ascending, per Flora of North America.
Terry Holdsclaw tdh_j_acuminatus_5213b
May Currituck County NC
Flowers: tepals light brown to greenish, lanceolate, apex acuminate, per Flora of North America.
Terry Holdsclaw tdh_juncus_acuminatus_1
June Iredell County NC
Perennial, cespitose, not rhizomatous. Culms erect, terete, smooth, per Flora of North America.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Juncus acuminatus
FAMILY
Juncaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Juncus acuminatus
FAMILY
Juncaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 040-01-029:
Juncus acuminatus
FAMILY
Juncaceae