Juncus megacephalus
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
Varieties: none
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. [3]
Fire ecology
J. megacephalus is not fire resistant, but has high fire tolerance. [1]
Conservation and Management
J. megacephalus is listed as endangered/extirpated by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources Natural Heritage Program. [1]
Cultivation and restoration
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.
- ↑ 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)
