Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Juncus coriaceus
FAMILY
Juncaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Leathery Rush is much like the ubiquitous Soft Rush (J. effusus) in having the inflorescence appear to be lateral and well below the tip of the stem. However... Read more at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Juncus coriaceus
FAMILY
Juncaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Juncus coriaceus
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 040-01-003:
Juncus coriaceus FAMILY Juncaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH (MISAPPLIED) Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Juncus setaceus
COMMON NAME:
Leathery Rush
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_juse3_001_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm210603_0953
June Greenville County SC
Blackwell Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm210603_0957
June Greenville County SC
Blackwell Heritage Preserve
At least a few sheaths at base of plant with well developed blades, per Weakley's Flora (2020).
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_juncus_coriaceus_1
June Iredell County NC
A dense clump of erect green shoots, each round in cross-section, to 3' tall, per Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005).
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_juncus_coriaceus_2
June Iredell County NC
Inflorescence bract erect, as if culm continuation (infl. appearing lateral), per Weakley's Flora.
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_juncus_coriaceus_8520
July Iredell County NC
Inflorescence sparsely branched, to 1.6" long, per Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005).
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_juncuscoriaceus_8520b
July Iredell County NC
Fruits are roundish and shiny brown, per Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Juncus coriaceus
FAMILY
Juncaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Juncus coriaceus
FAMILY
Juncaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Juncus coriaceus
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 040-01-003:
Juncus coriaceus
FAMILY
Juncaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH (MISAPPLIED)
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Juncus setaceus
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Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial
Habitat: Stream and pond margins, swamps, flatwoods depressions, roadside ditches, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common (uncommon to rare in Mountains)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Basal
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Tepals dark green
Radially symmetrical
6 tepals in two whorls of 3
Superior ovary
Bisexual
Inflorescence appears lateral, its erect bract resembling a continuation of culm
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Glossy brown
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses (Miller & Miller, 2005) p230
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p387
- Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005) p344
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005) p396
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