Juncus scirpoides

Juncus scirpoides
Flowers
Botanical illustration
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Juncaceae
Genus:	Juncus
Species:	J. scirpoides
Binomial name
Juncus scirpoides Lam.
Synonyms [1]
List Juncus echinatusElliott Juncus macrostemonJ.Gay ex Laharpe Juncus nodosus var. multiflorusTorr. Juncus scirpoides var. carolinianusCoville Juncus scirpoides var. compositusR.M.Harper Juncus scirpoides var. genuinusBuchenau Juncus scirpoides var. macrostemon(J.Gay ex Laharpe) Engelm. Juncus scirpoides macrostylusEngelm. Tristemon echinatusRaf. Tristemon polycephalusRaf.

Juncus scirpoides, the needlepod rush or the lobe-headed rush, is a species of flowering plant in the family Juncaceae, native to the central and eastern United States. ^{[1] [2]} It prefers wet sandy soils, and among the many places it grows it is common in the enigmatic Carolina bays. ^[3]

References

1. "Juncus scirpoides Lam". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
2. "Juncus scirpoides Lam. needlepod rush". USDA Plants Database. United States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
3. Luken, James O. (2005). "Dionaea muscipula (Venus Flytrap) Establishment, Release, and Response of Associated Species in Mowed Patches on the Rims of Carolina Bays" . Restoration Ecology. 13 (4): 678–684. Bibcode:2005ResEc..13..678L. doi:10.1111/j.1526-100X.2005.00086.x. S2CID   10780552.