Bayonet Rush

Juncus militaris Bigelow - Rush family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 5.0 feet

Plant Type: Graminoid

Features

Flower Color: Red, Green, Brown

Bloom Time: Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Fall

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Larval Host (Moth); Wind

Larval Species depending on Bayonet Rush: Coleophora dentiferoides

Native Range

  • USA:  Connecticut, Delaware, Indiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., Vermont
  • CAN:  New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward I.
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N), SPM (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.