Juncus tweedyi Rydberg
Detail
- Family
- Juncaceae
- Botanical Name
- Juncus tweedyi Rydberg
- Common Name
- Narrow-panicled Rush
- Synonym(s)
- Juncus brevicaudatus (Engelm.) Fern.
- Flora of Virginia Name/Status
- Juncus brevicaudatus (Engelm.) Fern.
- Comments
- Knapp et al. (2022, Phytotaxa 522(2): 242-244) found no morphological differences between plants of western North America named Juncus tweedyi and plants of north-central and northeastern North America traditionally called Juncus brevicaudatus. They further established that the name "tweedyi" has priority over "brevicaudatus."
- Habitat
- Bogs, seeps, sphagnous pond edges, and beaver meadows, mostly at higher elevations. Rare but locally common in the mountains.
- Native Status
- Native
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