Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Juncus trigonocarpus
FAMILY
Juncaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Juncus trigonocarpus
FAMILY
Juncaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 040-01-017:
Juncus trigonocarpus
FAMILY
Juncaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Juncus trigonocarpus
COMMON NAME:
Redpod Rush
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Keith Bradley kab_j_trigonocarpus_8086
October Chesterfield County SC
Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge
Capsule 3-angled, shiny dark red... [in terminal, open, branched clusters], per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Juncus trigonocarpus
FAMILY
Juncaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Juncus trigonocarpus
FAMILY
Juncaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 040-01-017:
Juncus trigonocarpus
FAMILY
Juncaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Juncus trigonocarpus
3978
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Habitat: seepage slopes, bogs, along stream margins, ditches in acid, sandy landscapes, per Weakley's Flora
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LEAVES:
Simple
Basal (0-1) & alternate (2-3)
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Tepals green to reddish-brown
Bisexual
Radially symmetrical
6 tepals in two whorls of 3
Superior ovary
Inflorescence appears terminal, its bract not resembling a continuation of culm
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Dark red? Chestnut brown
Capsule
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