Juncus dichotomus

Characteristics
Monocots
JUNCACEAE
Juncus
Juncus dichotomus Elliott
FORKED RUSH
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Native FACW (NWPL) OBL (DEP)
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Classification
POALES
Juncus
Juncus dichotomus Elliott - FORKED RUSH
Citation
JUNCUS DICHOTOMUS Elliott, Sketch Bot. S. Carolina 1: 406. 1817.
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Species Distribution Map

Based on vouchered plant specimens from wild populations. Cultivated occurrences are not mapped. Click on a county to display its name.

Source
County
Herbaria
Literature Citation (If Applicable)
Alachua
USF
 
Baker
FLAS
 
Bay
USF
 
Brevard
USF
 
Broward
UFS
 
Calhoun
FLAS
 
Charlotte
USF
 
Citrus
USF
 
Clay
FLAS
 
Columbia
FLAS
 
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Synonyms
Synonym
Full Citation
Basionym
Type
Juncus albicans
Juncus albicans Fernald, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 45: 415. 1910.
 
TYPE: MEXICO: Chihuahua: Without locality, 1-21 May 1908, Palmer 161 (holotype: GH; isotypes: F, NY).
Juncus cognatus
Juncus cognatus Kunth, Enum. Pl. 3: 349. 1841.
 
 
Juncus dichotomus var. platyphyllus
Juncus dichotomus Elliott, var. platyphyllus Wiegand, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 30: 448. 1903.
 
TYPE: VIRGINIA: Nansemond Co.: Without locality, 27 May 1893, Britton & Small s.n. (holotype: GH?).
Juncus platyphyllus
Juncus platyphyllus (Wiegand) Fernald, Rhodora 47: 124. 1945.
BASIONYM: Juncus dichotomus Elliott, var. platyphyllus Wiegand 1903.
 
Juncus tenuis var. dichotomus
Juncus tenuis Willdenow, var. dichotomus (Elliott) A. W. Wood, Class-Book Bot., ed. 1861. 726. 1861.
BASIONYM: Juncus dichotomus Elliott 1817.
 
Juncus tenuis var. platyphyllus
Juncus tenuis Willdenow, var. platyphyllus (Wiegand) Cory, Rhodora 38: 405. 1936.
BASIONYM: Juncus dichotomus Elliott, var. platyphyllus Wiegand 1903.
 
Juncus tenuis var. unicornis
Juncus tenuis Willdenow, var. unicornis E. Meyer, Linnaea 3: 371. 1828.
 
TYPE: BRAZIL/MEXICO:
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Specimens and Distribution

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Counties listed: Alachua, Bay, Brevard, Broward, Burlington, Calvert, Charlotte, Chatham, Dukes, Escambia, Essex, Franklin, Hernando, Hillsborough, Jeff Davis Par., Lake, Lee, Leon, Levy, Liberty, Manatee, Nassau, Okaloosa, Okeechobee, Orange, Pasco, Pinellas, Plymouth, Polk, Princess Anne, Santa Rosa, Sarasota, Seminole, St. Johns, St. Tammany Par., Sumter, Volusia, Walton, Westmoreland, Williamsburg

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1893 - 2021

Accession No.
Country
State
County
Collection Date
Collector & Collection No
Notes
Image
163737
USA
Alabama
Escambia Co.
18 Jun 1980
7644
G. Wilhelm
127594
Mexico
Durango
 
22 Jul 1975
1933
D. LeDoux
67829
USA
Florida
Alachua Co.
21 Apr 1963
70
D. Burch
273763
USA
Florida
Bay Co.
22 May 2014
s.n.
L. Brown
119172
USA
Florida
Brevard Co.
28 Jun 1973
M1386
A.G. Shuey
124670
USA
Florida
Brevard Co.
28 Jun 1973
s.n.
A.G. Shuey
243252
USA
Florida
Brevard Co.
25 Apr 2006
14785
C. Slaughter
302524
USA
Florida
Broward Co.
04 Oct 2020
245
J. Lange
148718
USA
Florida
Charlotte Co.
10 Apr 1980
7022
B. F. Hansen
167952
USA
Florida
Escambia Co.
30 Jun 1981
9407
G. Wilhelm
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Plant Photos
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