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Juncus arcticus Willd. ssp. littoralis (Engelm.) Hultén
mountain rush

       
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Photo of Juncus arcticus Willd. ssp. littoralis (Engelm.) Hultén
Juncus balticus

Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS. 1995. Northeast wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. Northeast National Technical Center, Chester. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.
 
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Synonyms:
Juncus arcticus Willd. ssp. littoralis (Engelm.) Hultén

  JUARA4 Juncus arcticus Willd. ssp. ater (Rydb.) Hultén  
  JUARB4 Juncus arcticus Willd. ssp. balticus (Willd.) Hyl.  
  JUARB5 Juncus arcticus Willd. var. balticus (Willd.) Trautv.  
  JUARL2 Juncus arcticus Willd. var. littoralis (Engelm.) B. Boivin  
  JUARM Juncus arcticus Willd. var. montanus (Engelm.) S.L. Welsh  
  JUAT Juncus ater Rydb.  
  JUBA Juncus balticus Willd.   Baltic rush
  JUBAB2 Juncus balticus Willd. var. balticus   Baltic rush
  JUBAL Juncus balticus Willd. var. littoralis Engelm.   Baltic rush
  JUBAM4 Juncus balticus Willd. var. melanogenus Fernald & Wiegand  
  JUBAM Juncus balticus Willd. var. montanus Engelm.   mountain rush
  JUBAS2 Juncus balticus Willd. var. stenocarpus Buchenau & Fernald  
  JUBAV Juncus balticus Willd. var. vallicola Rydb.   valley rush
 

Distribution:
Juncus arcticus Willd. ssp. littoralis (Engelm.) Hultén

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USA (AK, AR, AZ, CA, CO, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, ND, NE, NH, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SD, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, NU, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT), DEN (GL), FRA (SPM)
 

Related Taxa:
Juncus arcticus Willd. ssp. littoralis (Engelm.) Hultén

View 2 genera in Juncaceae, 120 species in Juncus, 3 subspecies in Juncus arcticus Willd.
 

Classification:
Juncus arcticus Willd. ssp. littoralis (Engelm.) Hultén

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass Commelinidae
Order Juncales
Family Juncaceae – Rush family
Genus Juncus L. – rush
Species Juncus arcticus Willd. – arctic rush
Subspecies Juncus arcticus Willd. ssp. littoralis (Engelm.) Hultén – mountain rush
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Juncus arcticus Willd. ssp. littoralis (Engelm.) Hultén

The synonym italicized and indented below is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Indiana:
Juncus balticus var. littoralis
Baltic rush              Rare
Maryland:
Juncus balticus
Baltic rush              Endangered, Extirpated
Pennsylvania:
Juncus balticus
Baltic rush              Threatened
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Juncus arcticus Willd. ssp. littoralis (Engelm.) Hultén

Juncus arcticus:

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACW,OBL OBL NO NO NO NO NO NO FACW NO NO OBL NO NO

Juncus balticus:

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACW,OBL FACW+ NI OBL OBL OBL OBL OBL FACW FACW+ OBL OBL NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Juncus arcticus Willd. ssp. littoralis (Engelm.) Hultén

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 
 
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