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  Juncus brachycephalus (Engelm.) Buchenau image
Photographer: Andrew Hipp           

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Family Juncaceae
Juncus brachycephalus (Engelm.) Buchenau
short-headed rush, small-headed rush
Juncus: the classical Latin name for the rush, possibly from jungere, "to join or bind," because the stems were used for binding
brachycephalus: brachys for "short;" cephale for "head"
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Status: Native
Plant: perennial rush
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Synonyms 
Juncus brachycephalus (Engelm.) Buchenau f. hexandrus R.F.Martin
Juncus canadensis J.Gay var. brachycephalus Engelm.

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