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This species has been observed to grow in shaded, moist pine flatwoods and hardwood woodlands on water edges in peaty and sandy loam soils (FSU Herbarium).
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This species has been observed to grow in shaded, moist pine flatwoods and hardwood woodlands on water edges in peaty and sandy loam soils (FSU Herbarium). It also has been seen growing in moist disturbed areas such as spoils from digging and in ditches (FSU Herbarium).
  
 
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Revision as of 09:09, 10 July 2015

Juncus coriaceus
Insert.jpg
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Order: Juncales
Family: Juncaceae
Genus: Juncus
Species: J. coriaceus
Binomial name
Juncus coriaceus
Mack.
JUNC CORI dist.jpg
Natural range of Juncus coriaceus from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Description

Common Name: leathery rush

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

This species has been observed to grow in shaded, moist pine flatwoods and hardwood woodlands on water edges in peaty and sandy loam soils (FSU Herbarium). It also has been seen growing in moist disturbed areas such as spoils from digging and in ditches (FSU Herbarium).

Phenology

It has been observed to fruit in July (FSU Herbarium).

Seed dispersal

Seed bank and germination

Fire ecology

Pollination

Use by animals

Diseases and parasites

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes