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Juncus validus

Juncus validus, the roundhead rush, is a species of flowering plant in the family Juncaceae, native to the central and southeastern United States. It is a somewhat weedy species, found along wet roadsides and in ditches.

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Juncus validus
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Juncaceae
Genus: Juncus
Species:
J. validus
Binomial name
Juncus validus
Synonyms1
  • Juncus crassifolius Buchenau
  • Juncus scirpoides subvar. major Engelm.

Juncus validus, the roundhead rush, is a species of flowering plant in the family Juncaceae, native to the central and southeastern United States.12 It is a somewhat weedy species, found along wet roadsides and in ditches.3

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References

  1. "Juncus validus Coville". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  2. "Juncus validus Coville roundhead rush". USDA Plants Database. United States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  3. Knapp, Wesley Martin (2014). "Juncus fascinatus (Juncaceae), a new combination in Juncus sect. Ozophyllum and notes on morphologically similar species". Phytotaxa. 174 (5): 243. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.174.5.1. Key to ... similar species of Juncus