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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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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). Associated species include ''Illicium, Ilex, Magnolia, Quercus, Carya,'' and ''Juncus effusus'' (FSU Herbarium).
  
 
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Revision as of 16:06, 14 December 2015

Juncus coriaceus
Junc cori.jpg
Photo by James H. Miller & Ted Bodner, Southern Weed Science Society, Bugwood.org
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.

Common name: leathery rush

Taxonomic notes

Description

A description of Juncus coriaceus is provided in The Flora of North America.

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). Associated species include Illicium, Ilex, Magnolia, Quercus, Carya, and Juncus effusus (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

Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2014. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, R. F. Doren, Robert K. Godfrey, Travis MacClendon, Karen MacClendon, Annie Schmidt, and Cecil R. Slaughter. States and Counties: Florida: Calhoun, Jackson, Jefferson, Liberty, Marion, St. Johns, and Wakulla. Georgia: Grady.