Juncus militaris

Juncus militaris, the bayonet rush, is a species of flowering plant in the family Juncaceae, native to eastern Canada and the eastern United States.^[2] A perennial, it is found in shallow lakes and slow-moving rivers, on a variety of substrates; sand, silt, and muck.^[3]

Juncus militaris
In Pushaw Lake, Maine
Botanical illustration
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Juncaceae
Genus:	Juncus
Species:	J. militaris
Binomial name
Juncus militaris Bigelow
Synonyms[2]
Juncus militaris f. bifrons Fernald Juncus militaris f. subnudus Fernald Tristemon stellatus Raf. Tristemon stellatus var. bigelowii Raf. Tristemon stellatus var. paradoxus Raf.