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Leathery rush

Juncus coriaceus

Leathery rush
Photo: by Donovan S. Correll and Helen B. Correll. [Washington] Environmental Protection Agency; [For sale by the Supt. of Docs, Public domain
Family
Juncaceae (Junc family)
Grows as
Perennial
Native range
New York to Texas
Climate
temperate

About

Juncus coriaceus, the leathery rush, is a species of flowering plant in the family Juncaceae, native to the southeastern United States, from Texas to Cape May, New Jersey. A report from New York state turns out to have been erroneous. A wetland species, it prefers poorly drained soils.

Other Juncus plants

Dwarf Rush · Rush · Tapertip rush · Sharpflower rush · Spiny rush · Northern green rush · Antarctic rush · Arctic rush · Jointleaf rush · Austral Rush · Mexican Rush · Baltic Rush

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Juncus coriaceus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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