Native plant · JUNCACEAE
Juncus megacephalus
BIGHEAD RUSH
Florida native plant record
This profile summarizes published Florida Seed Bank directory data for Juncus megacephalus. County information reflects documented specimen or occurrence evidence and does not guarantee current presence at a site.
- Scientific name
- Juncus megacephalus
- Family
- JUNCACEAE
- Genus
- Juncus
- Order
- POALES
- Classification
- Monocots
- Recorded status
- Native; OBL (NWPL); OBL (DEP)
- Florida range
- North Florida · Central Florida · South Florida · Florida Keys · Panhandle
- Vouchered / Found in Florida
- Columbia; Hillsborough; Polk; Volusia; Manatee; Collier; Brevard; Seminole; St. Johns; Baker; Sumter; Marion; Pasco; Sarasota; Martin; Charlotte; Glades; Hendry; Highlands; St. Lucie; Levy; Bradford; Pinellas; Clay; Alachua; Flagler; Monroe; Putnam; Dixie; Duval; Gulf; Walton; Nassau; Broward; Leon; Miami-Dade; Lee; Santa Rosa; Taylor; Okeechobee; Hardee; Bay; Lake; Okaloosa; Hernando; Indian River; Orange; Osceola; Wakulla; Citrus; DeSoto; Union; Palm Beach
Where documented in Florida
Columbia; Hillsborough; Polk; Volusia; Manatee; Collier; Brevard; Seminole; St. Johns; Baker; Sumter; Marion; Pasco; Sarasota; Martin; Charlotte; Glades; Hendry; Highlands; St. Lucie; Levy; Bradford; Pinellas; Clay; Alachua; Flagler; Monroe; Putnam; Dixie; Duval; Gulf; Walton; Nassau; Broward; Leon; Miami-Dade; Lee; Santa Rosa; Taylor; Okeechobee; Hardee; Bay; Lake; Okaloosa; Hernando; Indian River; Orange; Osceola; Wakulla; Citrus; DeSoto; Union; Palm Beach
Historical specimen evidence; current presence and complete county coverage are not confirmed.
Related Florida native plants in Juncus
- Juncus acuminatus — TAPERTIP RUSH; tapered rush
- Juncus bufonius — TOAD RUSH
- Juncus canadensis — CANADIAN RUSH; Canada Rush
- Juncus coriaceus — LEATHERY RUSH
- Juncus debilis — WEAK RUSH
- Juncus dichotomus — FORKED RUSH
Data provenance
Florida Seed Bank preserves source attribution and separates documented records from interpretation. See the plant data credits for directory sourcing and licensing notes.