Juncus validus, the roundhead rush, is a species of flowering plant in the family Juncaceae, native to the central and southeastern United States.[1][2] It is a somewhat weedy species, found along wet roadsides and in ditches.[3]

Juncus validus
Botanical illustration
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Juncaceae
Genus: Juncus
Species:
J. validus
Binomial name
Juncus validus
Synonyms[1]
  • Juncus crassifolius Buchenau
  • Juncus scirpoides subvar. major Engelm.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Juncus validus Coville". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Juncus validus Coville roundhead rush". USDA Plants Database. United States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  3. ^ Knapp, Wesley Martin (2014). "Juncus fascinatus (Juncaceae), a new combination in Juncus sect. Ozophyllum and notes on morphologically similar species". Phytotaxa. 174 (5): 243. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.174.5.1. Key to ... similar species of Juncus