Juncaceae

Dudley's rush

Juncus dudleyi Wiegand

Family: Juncaceae
Genus: Juncus

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Dudley's rush (Juncus dudleyi) — Photo: Henry "Nick" Robertson, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

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English: Dudley's rush

Synonyms

Juncus andreanus Weath.
Juncus coarctatus Willd. ex Spreng.
Juncus platycaulos Kunth
Juncus tenuis subsp. dudleyi (Wiegand) P.Fourn.
Juncus tenuis var. dudleyi (Wiegand) F.J.Herm.
Juncus tenuis var. platycaulos (Kunth) Buchenau
Juncus tenuis var. uniflorus Farw.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Graminoid
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

Photos

Photo: Henry "Nick" Robertson, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Dean Wm. Taylor, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Evan Barker, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Peter Chen, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ryan Sorrells, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Peter Chen, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Eric Knight, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Étienne Lacroix-Carignan, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Sam Turner, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Nancy Navarre, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Norma Malinowski, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.