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Saltmeadow Rush
Juncus gerardi
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Flattened RushJuncus compressus
Baltic RushJuncus balticus
Soft RushJuncus effusus
Slender Path RushJuncus tenuis
Jointed rushJuncus articulatus
Northern Green RushJuncus alpinoarticulatus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 111,645 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 110,251 |
| Canada | 759 |
| Maine | 281 |
| New York | 254 |
| Quebec | 228 |
| Russia | 222 |
| Massachusetts | 216 |
| Nova Scotia | 183 |
| New Jersey | 169 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | monocots · Liliopsida |
| Order | grasses, sedges, cattails, and allies · Poales |
| Family | Rushes and Allies · Juncaceae |
| Genus | Rushes · Juncus |
Study it in a deck
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Saltmeadow Rush with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.