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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Juncus roemerianus
FAMILY
Juncaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Black Needlerush is unmistakable and is a dominant or co-dominant member of our maritime marshes -- Read more at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Juncus roemerianus
FAMILY
Juncaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 040-01-004:
Juncus roemerianus
FAMILY
Juncaceae
COMMON NAME:
Black Needlerush
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_juro_001_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm100508_018
May Charleston County SC
Drayton Hall
Leaves terete, stiff, and pungent, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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JK Marlow jkm100508_020
May Charleston County SC
Drayton Hall
Terminal leaf (which is sharply pointed) makes inflorescence appear lateral, per Wildflowers of the Eastern United States.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Juncus roemerianus
FAMILY
Juncaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Juncus roemerianus
FAMILY
Juncaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 040-01-004:
Juncus roemerianus
FAMILY
Juncaceae
3100
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Documented growing wild in GA NC SC
Common
Habitat: Coastal tidal marshes, forming dense stands at and above mean high tide, above the Spartina alterniflora (Sporobolus alterniflorus) zone, per Weakley's Flora
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LEAVES:
Simple
Basal (1-3)
RHIZOMES? STOLONS?
Rhizomes long, thick, scaly
FLOWER:
Winter/Spring/Summer
Tepals tan
Bisexual
Radially symmetrical
6 tepals in two whorls of 3
Superior ovary
Inflorescence appears lateral, its erect bract resembling a continuation of culm
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Capsule
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