Juncus tenuis: UW-Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium: Plant Details Page

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Emmet J. Judziewicz

Family Juncaceae
Juncus tenuis Willd.
path rush, poverty rush, roadside rush
Juncus: the classical Latin name for the rush, possibly from jungere, "to join or bind," because the stems were used for binding
tenuis: slender

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Status:	Native
Plant:	perennial rush
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Synonyms

Juncus macer S.F.Gray
Juncus macer S.F.Gray f. williamsii (Fernald) F.J.Herm.
Juncus macer S.F.Gray var. williamsii (Fernald) Fernald
Juncus tenuis Willd. f. williamsii (Fernald) F.J.Herm.
Juncus tenuis Willd. var. multicornis E.Mey.
Juncus tenuis Willd. var. tenuis
Juncus tenuis Willd. var. williamsii Fernald

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