Juncus diffusissimus Buckley

Slimpod Rush

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Family - Juncaceae

Stems - No info yet.

Leaves - No info yet.

	Stem (white), leaf base, and ligule (red).
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Inflorescence - No info yet.

	Base of inflorescence.
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Flowers - No info yet.

	Fruits.
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Flowering - May - September.

Habitat - Fens, stream banks, pond margins, lakes, sloughs, disturbed moist open areas.

Origin - Native to U.S.

Other info. - This species can be found in the southern half of Missouri. The plant is easy to identify becasue of its widely spreading inflorescence and long, thin fruits. diffusissimus means "the most diffuse".

Photographs taken off Hwy H, Shannon County, MO., 6-25-04.