''Juncus militaris'', the bayonet rush, is a species of flowering plant in the family
Juncaceae
Juncaceae is a family of flowering plants, commonly known as the rush family. It consists of 8 genera and about 464 known species of slow-growing, rhizomatous, herbaceous monocotyledonous plants that may superficially resemble grasses and s ...
, native to eastern Canada and the eastern United States.
A perennial, it is found in shallow lakes and slow-moving rivers, on a variety of substrates; sand, silt, and muck.
References
militaris
Flora of Eastern Canada
Flora of the Northeastern United States
Flora of Mississippi
Flora of North Carolina
Plants described in 1824
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