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Juncus patens is a perennial herb forming narrow, erect bunches of stems. It grows up to 3 feet (0.91 m) in height by 1–2 feet (0.30–0.61 m) in width. [3] [4] It spreads by rhizomes, which can increase a colonies width substantially.
In Juncus section Juncotypus (formerly called Juncus subg. Genuini), [6] which contains some of the most widespread and familiar species, the leaves are reduced to sheaths around the base of the stem and the bract subtending the inflorescence closely resembles a continuation of the stem, giving the appearance that the inflorescence is lateral. [7]
Juncus megacephalus is a perennial herb spreading by means of underground rhizomes. Erect stems are round in cross-section, 3–4 mm (0.12–0.16 in) in diameter, up to 110 cm (43 in) tall. Leaves are up to 24 cm (9.4 in) long. Inflorescence is a panicle of up to 20 heads. Each head is spherical, about 10 mm (0.39 in) in diameter, with about 50 ...
Juncus marginatus grows in North America in the Eastern and Southeastern US, ranging to Texas and South Dakota. [5] It is also found Ontario Canada, California, Colorado, New Mexico, Oregon, New Mexico, the West Indies (Cuba), and Central America; where is found growing in moist to wet bogs, on shorelines, in marshes and ditches - with sandy, peaty, or clayey soils. [4]
Juncus effusus is a perennial herbaceous flowering plant species in the rush family Juncaceae, with the common names common rush or soft rush. In North America, the common name soft rush also refers to Juncus interior .
The relationship of North America plants to the Eurasian Juncus ranarius is weakly ... Juncus bufonius var. bufonius — North America. [10] Juncus bufonius var ...
Juncus planifolius may have arrived as a contaminant in vines planted in commercial cranberry bogs, but is now spreading in native coastal bogs, where it may displace native plants. In North America, it is recognized by its unbranched stems, basal leaves with no sharp demarcation of sheath and blade, and blackish tepals.
This species of rush is not tall and lacks many distinctive features, making it especially hard to identify by non-specialists. In North America, Juncus dichotomus is most frequently observed in July through August. It can be found in dry sites, but it thrives best in damp soils, such as roadside ditches where runoff is frequent.