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Juncus megacephalus M.A. Curtis
bighead rush

       
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Photo of Juncus megacephalus M.A. Curtis
Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS. 1995. Northeast wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. Northeast National Technical Center, Chester. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.
 
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Juncus megacephalus M.A. Curtis

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Distribution:
Juncus megacephalus M.A. Curtis

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USA (AL, FL, GA, LA, MD, MS, NC, SC, TX, VA)
 

Related Taxa:
Juncus megacephalus M.A. Curtis

View 2 genera in Juncaceae, 120 species in Juncus
 

Classification:
Juncus megacephalus M.A. Curtis

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass Commelinidae
Order Juncales
Family Juncaceae – Rush family
Genus Juncus L. – rush
Species Juncus megacephalus M.A. Curtis – bighead rush
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Juncus megacephalus M.A. Curtis

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Maryland:
big-headed rush              Endangered, Extirpated
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Juncus megacephalus M.A. Curtis

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
OBL OBL OBL NO NO NO OBL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
 

More Accounts and Images:
Juncus megacephalus M.A. Curtis

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 39291.

 
 
Time Generated: 10/03/2008 11:10 PM MDT