Juncus scirpoides

Juncus scirpoides, the needlepod rush or the lobe-headed rush, is a species of flowering plant in the family Juncaceae, native to the central and eastern United States.^[1][2] It prefers wet sandy soils, and among the many places it grows it is common in the enigmatic Carolina bays.^[3]

Juncus scirpoides
Flowers
Botanical illustration
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Juncaceae
Genus:	Juncus
Species:	J. scirpoides
Binomial name
Juncus scirpoides Lam.
Synonyms[1]
List Juncus echinatus Elliott Juncus macrostemon J.Gay ex Laharpe Juncus nodosus var. multiflorus Torr. Juncus scirpoides var. carolinianus Coville Juncus scirpoides var. compositus R.M.Harper Juncus scirpoides var. genuinus Buchenau Juncus scirpoides var. macrostemon (J.Gay ex Laharpe) Engelm. Juncus scirpoides macrostylus Engelm. Tristemon echinatus Raf. Tristemon polycephalus Raf.