▁the ▁world . ▁The ▁species ▁is ▁often ▁confused ▁with ▁other ▁J unc us ▁plants ▁due ▁to ▁morph ological ▁similarity . ▁J unc us ▁dich ot om us ▁often ▁is ▁found ▁in ▁areas ▁which ▁prove ▁to ▁be ▁very ▁mo ist , ▁and ▁ra inf all ▁is ▁a ▁common ▁occurrence . ▁J unc us ▁dich ot om us ▁is ▁often ▁most ▁recogn izable ▁in ▁the ▁spring ▁and ▁summer ▁months ▁of ▁the ▁year ▁due ▁to ▁its ▁consp ic uous ▁flowers ▁and ▁inf ruct esc ence . ▁ ▁This ▁plant ▁can ▁be ▁difficult ▁to ▁identify ▁due ▁in ▁part ▁to ▁its ▁similar ▁appearance ▁to ▁other ▁J unc us ▁species . ▁O ften ▁J unc us ▁dich ot om us ▁is ▁over look ed ▁because ▁it ▁is ▁incon sp ic uous ▁in ▁the ▁field , ▁and ▁some ▁can ▁be ▁difficult ▁to ▁identify ▁and ▁some ▁consider ▁J unc us ▁dich ot om us ▁ ▁a ▁we ed . ▁ ▁Description ▁ ▁J unc us ▁dich ot om us ▁is ▁a ▁gram ino id , ▁i . e ., ▁a ▁grass - like ▁plant . ▁J unc us ▁dich ot om us ▁belongs ▁to ▁the ▁mon oc ot ▁group ▁in ▁which ▁it ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁a ▁J unc aceae ▁family ▁otherwise ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁r ush es . ▁While ▁this ▁species ▁of ▁r ush ▁is ▁not ▁tall ▁and ▁la cks ▁many ▁distinct ive ▁features ▁making ▁it ▁especially ▁hard ▁to ▁identify ▁by ▁non - special ists . ▁In ▁North ▁America ▁July ▁through ▁August ▁is ▁when ▁J unc us ▁dich ot om