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Common names: lesser creeping rush
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Common names: creeping rush<ref name=weakley>Weakley, A.S. 2020. Flora of the Southeastern United States. Edition of 20 October 2020. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.</ref>
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==Taxonomic Notes==
 
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==Description==  
 
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''J. repens'', also known as lesser creeping rush, is a native annual perennial with a graminoid growth habit that is in the Juncaceae family. It contains rhizomatous growth for rapid clonal reproduction as well. The mature height can reach up to 6.8 feet, yet a short lifespan. <ref name= "USDA"> USDA Plants Database URL: https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=JURE2 </ref>
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''J. repens'', also known as lesser creeping rush, is a native annual perennial with a graminoid growth habit that is in the Juncaceae family. It contains rhizomatous growth for rapid clonal reproduction as well. The mature height can reach up to 6.8 feet, yet a short lifespan.<ref name= "USDA"> USDA Plants Database URL: https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=JURE2 </ref>
  
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
''J. repens'' can be found  along the Gulf of Mexico coast and Atlantic coast in the Southeast United States, ranging from east Texas to Virginia and Maryland. <ref name= "USDA"/>
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''J. repens'' can be found  along the Gulf of Mexico coast and Atlantic coast in the Southeast United States, ranging from east Texas to Virginia and Maryland<ref name= "USDA"/> with disjunct populations in western Cuba.<ref>Sorrie, B. A. and A. S. Weakley 2001. Coastal Plain valcular plant endemics: Phytogeographic patterns. Castanea 66: 50-82.</ref>
  
 
==Ecology==
 
==Ecology==
 
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The main communities include streams, ponds, lakes, ditches, wet depressions in flatwoods, and cypress savannahs. <ref name= "Weakley"> Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium. </ref> ''J. repens'' has been observed in moist loamy soil of oak-hickory woods, in shallow ditches, in cabbage palm hammocks, in wet muck disturbed sites, and muddy depressions. <ref name= "Herbarium"> Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2018. Collectors: R. A. Norris, N. Hotchkiss, R. F. Doren, Robert K. Godfrey, Loran C. Anderson, Lisa Keppner, Cecil R. Slaughter, and Floyd Griffith. States and counties: Florida: Volusia, Leon, Washington, Osceola, St Johns, Jackson, and Jefferson. Georgia: Atkinson, Grady, and Thomas. </ref>
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The main communities include streams, ponds, lakes, ditches, wet depressions in flatwoods, and cypress savannahs.<ref name=weakley/> ''J. repens'' has been observed in moist loamy soil of oak-hickory woods, in shallow ditches, in cabbage palm hammocks, in wet muck disturbed sites, and muddy depressions.<ref name= "Herbarium"> Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2018. Collectors: R. A. Norris, N. Hotchkiss, R. F. Doren, Robert K. Godfrey, Loran C. Anderson, Lisa Keppner, Cecil R. Slaughter, and Floyd Griffith. States and counties: Florida: Volusia, Leon, Washington, Osceola, St Johns, Jackson, and Jefferson. Georgia: Atkinson, Grady, and Thomas. </ref>
  
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Associated species - ''Taxodium'' spp.<ref name= "Herbarium"/>
  
 
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Flowering time begins in late spring and continues into the summer. Fruiting is common from May to August. <ref name= "Herbarium"> Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: May 2018. Collectors: R. A. Norris, N. Hotchkiss, R. F. Doren, Robert K. Godfrey, Loran C. Anderson, Lisa Keppner, and Cecil R. Slaughter. States and Counties: Florida: Volusia, Leon, Washington, St. Johns, Jackson, and Jefferson. Georgia: Atkinson, Grady, and Thomas. </ref>
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Flowering time begins in June and continues into October.<ref name= "Herbarium"> Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: May 2018. Collectors: R. A. Norris, N. Hotchkiss, R. F. Doren, Robert K. Godfrey, Loran C. Anderson, Lisa Keppner, and Cecil R. Slaughter. States and Counties: Florida: Volusia, Leon, Washington, St. Johns, Jackson, and Jefferson. Georgia: Atkinson, Grady, and Thomas. </ref>
 
 
 
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==Conservation and Management==
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==Conservation, cultivation, and restoration==
  
==Cultivation and restoration==
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==Cultural use==
 
==Photo Gallery==
 
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==References and notes==
 
==References and notes==

Latest revision as of 10:31, 2 June 2023

Common names: creeping rush[1]

Juncus repens
Juncus repens SEF.jpg
Photo by the Southeastern Flora Database
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Liliopsida - Moncots
Order: Juncales
Family: Juncaceae
Genus: Juncus
Species: J. repens
Binomial name
Juncus repens
Michx.
JUNC REPE DIST.JPG
Natural range of Juncus repens from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Taxonomic Notes

Synonyms: none[1]

Varieties: none[1]

Description

J. repens, also known as lesser creeping rush, is a native annual perennial with a graminoid growth habit that is in the Juncaceae family. It contains rhizomatous growth for rapid clonal reproduction as well. The mature height can reach up to 6.8 feet, yet a short lifespan.[2]

Distribution

J. repens can be found along the Gulf of Mexico coast and Atlantic coast in the Southeast United States, ranging from east Texas to Virginia and Maryland[2] with disjunct populations in western Cuba.[3]

Ecology

Habitat

The main communities include streams, ponds, lakes, ditches, wet depressions in flatwoods, and cypress savannahs.[1] J. repens has been observed in moist loamy soil of oak-hickory woods, in shallow ditches, in cabbage palm hammocks, in wet muck disturbed sites, and muddy depressions.[4]

Associated species - Taxodium spp.[4]

Phenology

Flowering time begins in June and continues into October.[4]

Conservation, cultivation, and restoration

Cultural use

Photo Gallery

References and notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Weakley, A.S. 2020. Flora of the Southeastern United States. Edition of 20 October 2020. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
  2. 2.0 2.1 USDA Plants Database URL: https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=JURE2
  3. Sorrie, B. A. and A. S. Weakley 2001. Coastal Plain valcular plant endemics: Phytogeographic patterns. Castanea 66: 50-82.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2018. Collectors: R. A. Norris, N. Hotchkiss, R. F. Doren, Robert K. Godfrey, Loran C. Anderson, Lisa Keppner, Cecil R. Slaughter, and Floyd Griffith. States and counties: Florida: Volusia, Leon, Washington, Osceola, St Johns, Jackson, and Jefferson. Georgia: Atkinson, Grady, and Thomas. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "Herbarium" defined multiple times with different content