Juncaceae
Brownfruit rush
Juncus pelocarpus
- Family
- Juncaceae
- Genus
- Juncus
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Juncus pelocarpusJuncaceae
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Brownfruit rush, Annual rush
Synonyms
- Juncus abortivus Chapm.
- Juncus articulatus var. pelocarpus (E.Mey.) A.Gray
- Juncus conradii Tuck.
- Juncus muehlenbergii Spreng.
- Juncus pelocarpus f. pelocarpus
- Juncus pelocarpus f. submersus Fassett
- Juncus pelocarpus var. crassicaudex Engelm.
- Juncus pelocarpus var. pelocarpus
- Juncus pelocarpus var. sabulonensis H.St.John
- Juncus viviparus Conrad
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native, St. Pierre and Miquelon: native
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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.