Juncus gerardii Loisel.

Locations ofJuncus gerardii Loisel. in Virginia

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Family
Juncaceae
Botanical Name
Juncus gerardii Loisel.
Common Name
Saltmarsh Rush, Blackfoot Rush, Blackgrass
Synonym(s)
Juncus gerardi Loiseleur
Flora of Virginia Name/Status
Comments
Habitat
Mesohaline and polyhaline tidal marshes and salt flats in the Coastsal Plain; seasonally flooded depression marshes over Mississippian-age salt deposits in the sw. mountains; most characteristic of low-statured, irregularly flooded coastal marshes with Spartina patens. Infrequent in the outer Coastal Plain; disjunct to and locally common in rare, inland salt marshes near Saltville, Smyth County (Ridge and Valley province).
Native Status
Native

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