Juncaceae
Tweedy's rush
Juncus tweedyi
- Family
- Juncaceae
- Genus
- Juncus
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Common names
By language (2)
- Arabic
- أسل قصير الذيل
- English
- Tweedy's rush, Narrowpanicle rush
Synonyms
- Juncus brevicaudatus (Engelm.) Fernald
- Juncus canadensis var. brevicaudatus Engelm.
- Juncus canadensis var. coarctatus Engelm.
- Juncus canadensis var. kuntzei Buchenau
- Juncus coarctatus (Engelm.) Buchenau
- Juncus kuntzei (Buchenau) Vierh.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: aarongunnar, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: bobkennedy, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Barry Cottam, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Quinten Wiegersma, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Quinten Wiegersma, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Zachary Dowling, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Matt Schultz, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Louis Imbeau, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Rob Foster, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Dan Riley, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Jonny Tostenson, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Marc-Aurèle Vallée, CC0, from iNaturalist
More in Juncus
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- Saltmarsh rushJuncus gerardiJuncaceae
- Spiny rushJuncus acutusJuncaceae
- Baltic rushJuncus balticusJuncaceae
- Poverty rushJuncus tenuisJuncaceae
- Leafybract dwarf rushJuncus capitatusJuncaceae
- Mosquito rushJuncus squarrosusJuncaceae
- Roundfruit rushJuncus compressusJuncaceae
- European meadow rushJuncus inflexusJuncaceae
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.