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Juncus scirpoides Lam.
Needlepod Rush
Florida native
A common rush of wet flatwoods, bogs, pond margins and marshes throughout most of Florida except for the Keys. The range extends through much of the eastern United Staes, west into Texas to Nebraska, north into Wisconsin and Michigan and northeast into New York.
A perennial with a cylindrical culm tapering upward to 7dm (27-1/2 in.) tall. The infloresences are in panicles of somewhat spherical heads that are often lobed. The flowers have tepals of nearly equal length that are green to straw-colored.
Juncus scirpoides is a member of the Juncaceae - Rush family.
Other species of the Juncus genus in the Wild Florida Photo database:
Juncus effusus var. solutus - SOFT RUSH
Juncus megacephalus - BIGHEAD RUSH
Juncus roemerianus - NEEDLE RUSH
Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants (Institute for Systemic Botany) profile for this species
iNaturalist profile for this species
USDA Plant Profile for this species
Date record last modified: Jul 27, 2024
