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| + | Common name: Bighead rush<ref name= "USDA Plant Database"/>, large-headed rush<ref name= "Weakley 2015"/> | ||
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| − | | name = | + | | name = Juncus megacephalus |
| − | | image = | + | | image = Juncus_megacephalus_BM.jpg |
| − | | image_caption = Photo by | + | | image_caption = Photo by [http://www.bluemelon.com/poaceae/juncaceae#page-0/photo-1882161 John B] |
| regnum = Plantae | | regnum = Plantae | ||
| divisio = Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants | | divisio = Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants | ||
| − | | classis = Liliopsida - Moncots | + | | classis = Liliopsida - Moncots |
| − | | ordo = | + | | ordo = Juncales |
| − | | familia = | + | | familia = Juncaceae |
| − | | genus = '' | + | | genus = ''Juncus'' |
| − | | species = ''''' | + | | species = '''''J. megacephalus''''' |
| − | | binomial = '' | + | | binomial = ''Juncus megacephalus'' |
| − | | binomial_authority = | + | | binomial_authority = M.A. Curtis |
| − | | range_map = | + | | range_map = JUNC_MEGA_DIST.JPG |
| − | | range_map_caption = Natural range of '' | + | | range_map_caption = Natural range of ''Juncus megacephalus'' from USDA NRCS [https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=JUME Plants Database]. |
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==Taxonomic Notes== | ==Taxonomic Notes== | ||
| + | Synonyms: none.<ref name="weakley">Weakley, A.S. 2015. Flora of the southern and mid-atlantic states. Working Draft of 21 May 2015. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.</ref> | ||
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| + | Varieties: none.<ref name="weakley">Weakley, A.S. 2015. Flora of the southern and mid-atlantic states. Working Draft of 21 May 2015. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.</ref> | ||
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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
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| + | ''J. megacephalus'' is a perennial graminoid of the ''Juncaceae'' family native to North America.<ref name= "USDA Plant Database"> USDA Plant Database [https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=JUME https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=JUME] </ref> | ||
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | ''J. megacephalus'' is found along the southeastern coast of the United States from Texas to Maryland.<ref name= "USDA Plant Database"/> | ||
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==Ecology== | ==Ecology== | ||
===Habitat=== <!--Natural communities, human disturbed habitats, topography, hydrology, soils, light, fire regime requirements for removal of competition, etc.--> | ===Habitat=== <!--Natural communities, human disturbed habitats, topography, hydrology, soils, light, fire regime requirements for removal of competition, etc.--> | ||
| − | < | + | ''J. megacephalus'' is found in brackish and freshwater marshes, bogs, wet prairies, interdune swales, ditches, and other wet open places.<ref name= "Weakley 2015"> Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium. </ref> Specimens have been collected from recently burned witchgrass slough and tidal marsh of a river.<ref name = "FSU herbarium"> URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2018. Collectors: R.A. Norris, R.K. Godfrey, Cecil Slaughter, Dianne Hall, Kim Ponzio, Loran C. Anderson. States and counties: Florida (Wakulla, Jefferson, Brevard)</ref> |
| − | <!--===Seed dispersal===--> | + | ===Phenology=== <!--Timing off flowering, fruiting, seed dispersal, and environmental triggers. Cite PanFlora website if appropriate: http://www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/ --> |
| + | This plant blooms June through August.<ref name="weakley">Weakley, A.S. 2015. Flora of the southern and mid-atlantic states. Working Draft of 21 May 2015. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.</ref> <!--===Seed dispersal===--> | ||
<!--===Seed bank and germination===--> | <!--===Seed bank and germination===--> | ||
| − | + | ===Fire ecology=== <!--Fire tolerance, fire dependence, adaptive fire responses--> | |
| + | ''J. megacephalus'' is not fire resistant, but has high fire tolerance.<ref name= "USDA Plant Database"/> | ||
<!--===Pollination===--> | <!--===Pollination===--> | ||
| − | <!--=== | + | <!--===Herbivory and toxicology===--> |
| − | <!--==Diseases and parasites==--> | + | <!--===Diseases and parasites===--> |
| − | ==Conservation and | + | ==Conservation, cultivation, and restoration== |
| + | ''J. megacephalus'' is listed as endangered/extirpated by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources Natural Heritage Program.<ref name= "USDA Plant Database"/> | ||
| − | == | + | ==Cultural use== |
==Photo Gallery== | ==Photo Gallery== | ||
<gallery widths=180px> | <gallery widths=180px> | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==References and notes== | ==References and notes== | ||
Latest revision as of 12:13, 14 July 2022
Common name: Bighead rush[1], large-headed rush[2]
| Juncus megacephalus | |
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| Photo by John B | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class: | Liliopsida - Moncots |
| Order: | Juncales |
| Family: | Juncaceae |
| Genus: | Juncus |
| Species: | J. megacephalus |
| Binomial name | |
| Juncus megacephalus M.A. Curtis | |
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| Natural range of Juncus megacephalus from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Contents
Taxonomic Notes
Synonyms: none.[3]
Varieties: none.[3]
Description
J. megacephalus is a perennial graminoid of the Juncaceae family native to North America.[1]
Distribution
J. megacephalus is found along the southeastern coast of the United States from Texas to Maryland.[1]
Ecology
Habitat
J. megacephalus is found in brackish and freshwater marshes, bogs, wet prairies, interdune swales, ditches, and other wet open places.[2] Specimens have been collected from recently burned witchgrass slough and tidal marsh of a river.[4]
Phenology
This plant blooms June through August.[3]
Fire ecology
J. megacephalus is not fire resistant, but has high fire tolerance.[1]
Conservation, cultivation, and restoration
J. megacephalus is listed as endangered/extirpated by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources Natural Heritage Program.[1]
Cultural use
Photo Gallery
References and notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 USDA Plant Database https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=JUME
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Weakley, A.S. 2015. Flora of the southern and mid-atlantic states. Working Draft of 21 May 2015. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
- ↑ URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2018. Collectors: R.A. Norris, R.K. Godfrey, Cecil Slaughter, Dianne Hall, Kim Ponzio, Loran C. Anderson. States and counties: Florida (Wakulla, Jefferson, Brevard)
