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Common names: two-flowered rush; bog rush
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Common names: Two-flowered rush, Bog rush, Large Grass-leaved Rush<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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==Taxonomic Notes==
 
==Taxonomic Notes==
Synonyms: ''Juncus marginatus'' Rostkovius, and ''Juncus aristulatus'' Michaux var. ''biflorus'' (Elliott) Small
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Synonyms: ''Juncus marginatus'' Rostkovius, ''Juncus aristulatus'' Michaux var. ''biflorus'' (Elliott) Small.<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>
  
Varieties: none
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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>
  
 
==Description==  
 
==Description==  
 
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Also known as bog rush, ''J. biflorus'' is a native perennial graminoid that is a member of the Juncaceae family. It has a rapid rhizomatous growth form reaching a mature height of 3.5 feet. <ref name= "USDA"> USDA Plants Database URL: https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=JUBI </ref>
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Also known as bog rush, ''J. biflorus'' is a native perennial graminoid that is a member of the Juncaceae family. It has a rapid rhizomatous growth form reaching a mature height of 3.5 feet.<ref name= "USDA"> USDA Plants Database URL: https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=JUBI </ref>
  
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
''J. biflorus'' can be found in the Southeastern United States from Mississippi and up to Michigan as well as along the Atlantic coast to New Jersey. <ref name= "USDA"/>
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''J. biflorus'' can be found in the Southeastern United States from Mississippi and up to Michigan as well as along the Atlantic coast to New Jersey.<ref name= "USDA"/>
  
 
==Ecology==
 
==Ecology==
 
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The main communities ''J. biflorus'' can be found include pine savannahs, pine flatwoods, mesic portions of sandhill-pocosin ecotones, and even roadsides, wet meadows, interdune swales, tidal marshes, and ditches. <ref name= "Weakley"> Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium. </ref> As well, ''J. biflorus'' has been observed on the margin of an old wet fireland, margin of wet woods, and in a flooded depression. <ref name= "Herbarium"> Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2018. Collectors: John B. Nelson, Wade Biltoft, Keith Bradley, Daniel Castillo, and Richard D. Porcher. States and counties: South Carolina: Berkely and Orangeburg. </ref>
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The main communities ''J. biflorus'' can be found include pine savannahs, pine flatwoods, mesic portions of sandhill-pocosin ecotones, and even roadsides, wet meadows, interdune swales, tidal marshes, and ditches.<ref name= "Weakley"> Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium. </ref> As well, ''J. biflorus'' has been observed on the margin of an old wet fireland, margin of wet woods, and in a flooded depression.<ref name= "Herbarium"> Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2018. Collectors: John B. Nelson, Wade Biltoft, Keith Bradley, Daniel Castillo, and Richard D. Porcher. States and counties: South Carolina: Berkely and Orangeburg. </ref>
  
 
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Fruit development has been observed in May and August. <ref name= "Herbarium"/>
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Blooming occurs June through October.<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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==Conservation and Management==
 
==Conservation and Management==
''J. biflorus'' is listed as endangered in the state of New York, and is listed as threatened in the state of Pennsylvania. <ref name= "USDA"/>
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''J. biflorus'' is listed as endangered in the state of New York, and is listed as threatened in the state of Pennsylvania.<ref name= "USDA"/>
  
 
==Cultivation and restoration==
 
==Cultivation and restoration==

Revision as of 11:53, 17 September 2020

Common names: Two-flowered rush, Bog rush, Large Grass-leaved Rush[1]

Juncus biflorus
Juncus biflorus AVF.JPG
Photo by Gary Fleming at the Digital Atlas of the Virginia Flora
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Liliopsida - Moncots
Order: Juncales
Family: Juncaceae
Genus: Juncus
Species: J. biflorus
Binomial name
Juncus biflorus
Ell.
JUNC BIFL DIST.JPG
Natural range of Juncus biflorus from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Taxonomic Notes

Synonyms: Juncus marginatus Rostkovius, Juncus aristulatus Michaux var. biflorus (Elliott) Small.[1]

Varieties: none.[1]

Description

Also known as bog rush, J. biflorus is a native perennial graminoid that is a member of the Juncaceae family. It has a rapid rhizomatous growth form reaching a mature height of 3.5 feet.[2]

Distribution

J. biflorus can be found in the Southeastern United States from Mississippi and up to Michigan as well as along the Atlantic coast to New Jersey.[2]

Ecology

Habitat

The main communities J. biflorus can be found include pine savannahs, pine flatwoods, mesic portions of sandhill-pocosin ecotones, and even roadsides, wet meadows, interdune swales, tidal marshes, and ditches.[3] As well, J. biflorus has been observed on the margin of an old wet fireland, margin of wet woods, and in a flooded depression.[4]

Phenology

Blooming occurs June through October.[1]

Conservation and Management

J. biflorus is listed as endangered in the state of New York, and is listed as threatened in the state of Pennsylvania.[2]

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 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.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 USDA Plants Database URL: https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=JUBI
  3. Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium.
  4. Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2018. Collectors: John B. Nelson, Wade Biltoft, Keith Bradley, Daniel Castillo, and Richard D. Porcher. States and counties: South Carolina: Berkely and Orangeburg.