Juncus pelocarpus E.Mey. is a plant in the Juncaceae family, order Poales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Juncus pelocarpus E.Mey.

Juncus pelocarpus E.Mey.

Juncus pelocarpus (brown-fruit rush) is a colonial perennial flowering rush native to parts of Canada and the United States, growing in wet areas.

Family
Genus
Juncus
Order
Poales
Class
Liliopsida

About Juncus pelocarpus E.Mey.

Juncus pelocarpus, commonly called the brown-fruit rush, is a flowering plant species belonging to the Juncaceae family. It is native to British Columbia, eastern Canada, and the north-central and eastern regions of the United States. It is a colonial perennial that grows between 1 and 12 inches (3 to 30 cm) tall, and it occurs in wet habitats.

Photo: (c) Don Sutherland, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Don Sutherland · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Liliopsida Poales Juncaceae Juncus

More from Juncaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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