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clustered toad rush

Juncus ranarius

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 277, February 205, March 321, April 505, May 728, June 794, July 849, August 730, September 536, October 400, November 219, December 171.
United States5,796
Alaska5,736
Canada78
Russia54
California38
Nebraska15
Quebec15
Nunavut15
Ontario12
Newfoundland and Labrador10

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
Classmonocots · Liliopsida
Ordergrasses, sedges, cattails, and allies · Poales
FamilyRushes and Allies · Juncaceae
GenusRushes · Juncus

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise clustered toad rush with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.