P h o t o b y R o b e r t H . M o h l e n b r o c k @ U S D A - N R C S P L A N T S D a t a b a s e
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Habitat:
Bogs, wet meadows, beaches and shores.
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Species Description:
Perennial herb.
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Phenology:
Flowering Period: Early July to late September.
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Additional Information at NatureServe
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Diagnostic Characteristics:
The capsule of Juncus articulatus is definitely longer than the subtending perinath and has 6 stamens. The infloresence appears terminal and the leaves hollow.
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Management:
Avoid changes in moisture/hydrologic conditions at the site. Changes could result from overstory removal, stream/wetland alteration or vegetation removal that would result in increased erosion.
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Global Range:
Widespread in Eurasia, disjunct distributions in eastern and western boreal North America. Also in North Africa according to Hulten (B68HUL01AKUS).
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Known Kentucky Occurrences:
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