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Spiny Rush (Juncus acutus)

  • Spiny Rush (Juncus Acutus) https://www.sagebud.com/spiny-rush-juncus-acutus
    Credit: Nikolaus Thomas Host | Icones et descriptiones Graminum austriacorum[1] | License: PD Old
  • Spiny Rush (Juncus Acutus) https://www.sagebud.com/spiny-rush-juncus-acutus
    Credit: Nikolaus Thomas Host | Icones et descriptiones Graminum austriacorum[1] | License: PD Old
  • Spiny Rush (Juncus Acutus) https://www.sagebud.com/spiny-rush-juncus-acutus
    Credit: Nikolaus Thomas Host | Icones et descriptiones Graminum austriacorum[1] | License: CC-BY-SA-2.5,2.0,1.0 CC-BY-SA-3.0-migrated GFDL
  • Spiny Rush (Juncus Acutus) https://www.sagebud.com/spiny-rush-juncus-acutus
    Credit: Esculapio | http://legambientear... (for the authorization see here) | License: CC-BY-SA-3.0-migrated GFDL
  • Spiny Rush (Juncus Acutus) https://www.sagebud.com/spiny-rush-juncus-acutus
    Credit: Esculapio | http://legambientear... (for the authorization see here) | License: CC-BY-SA-3.0-migrated GFDL
  • Spiny Rush (Juncus Acutus) https://www.sagebud.com/spiny-rush-juncus-acutus
    Credit: Alberto Salguero | Alberto Salguero | License: CC-BY-SA-2.5,2.0,1.0 CC-BY-SA-3.0-migrated GFDL
  • Spiny Rush (Juncus Acutus) https://www.sagebud.com/spiny-rush-juncus-acutus
    Credit: Mehmet Karatay | Own work | License: CC-BY-SA-3.0 GFDL
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Juncus Acutus, or more commonly know as Spiny Rush, is a graminoid of the genus Juncus. Its duration is perennial which means it will grow year after year. Juncus Acutus or Spiny Rush's floral region is North America US Lower 48, specifically in the states of Arizona, California, Georgia and Nevada.

  • Category: Monocot
  • Genus: Juncus
  • Family: Juncaceae
  • Order: Juncales
  • Class: Liliopsida
  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Duration: Perennial
  • Growth Habit: Graminoid
  • Native Status: L48 (N)
  • National Wetland Indicator Status: FACW FACW+
  • Regional Wetland Indicator Status: 7(FACW) 8(FACW+) 0(FACW)





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