Saturday, May 7, 2011

Black rush needle grass


Name:juncus roemerianus scheele (juncaceae)
Location found: city park and big branch.
Habitat: almost any where but it prefers brackish.

this plant is very important to tidal marshes by contributing to its detrital cycle. thus helping the nutrients to estuarine organisms. Flooding also plays a huge role in its distribution. also this plant occurs in all marsh types.

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