Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center

Aquatic and Wetland Vascular Plants of the Northern Great Plains

61. Juncaceae, the Rush Family

1. Juncus L. -- Rush

10. Juncus gerardii Loisel -- Saltmeadow rush


Much like J. compressus, differing mainly as follows: Stamens nearly reaching the summit of the perianth, the anthers 1.5 mm long, much longer than the filaments. Capsules ovoid to obovoid, about equaling the perianth. Jun--Aug. Wet meadows, often where saline; rare or possibly extinct in e ND, with 2 old collections from Cass and Richland Counties; (Interruptedly circumboreal, in N.Amer. s along the Atlantic Coast to VA and s along the Pacific Coast to WA, occasional inland).
GIF- Distribution Map

Map key


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