Juncus militaris | |
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In Pushaw Lake, Maine | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Juncaceae |
Genus: | Juncus |
Species: | J. militaris
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Binomial name | |
Juncus militaris | |
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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]