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Juncus acuminatus Michx.

Common Name: SHARP-FRUITED RUSH
Coefficient of Conservatism: 8
Coefficient of Wetness: -5
Wetness Index: OBL
Physiognomy: Nt P-Forb

Moist, often sandy, sunny ground.

In this species, and in J. scirpoides, the sheaths of the lower leaves may be open and flat. The Houghton Co. record is a 1934 O. A. Farwell collection, perhaps from a transient introduction, if not a label mix-up.

B. S. Walters

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Counties
Allegan
Arenac
Barry
Benzie
Berrien
Branch
Calhoun
Cass
Charlevoix
Genesee
Gratiot
Hillsdale
Houghton
Huron
Ingham
Ionia
Jackson
Kalamazoo
Kent
Lenawee
Livingston
Macomb
Mason
Mecosta
Monroe
Montcalm
Muskegon
Newaygo
Oakland
Oceana
Ottawa
Saginaw
Sanilac
St. Clair
St. Joseph
Van Buren
Washtenaw
Wayne
Wexford

Citation:
MICHIGAN FLORA ONLINE. A. A. Reznicek, E. G. Voss, & B. S. Walters. February 2011. University of Michigan. Web. March, 28, 2025
https://lsa-miflora-p.lsait.lsa.umich.edu/#/record/1497