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Juncus filiformis L.
thread rush

       
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Photo of Juncus filiformis L.
Hurd, E.G., S. Goodrich, and N.L. Shaw. 1997. Field guide to Intermountain rushes. General Technical Report INT-306. USDA Forest Service, RMRS, Ogden. Courtesy of USDA FS RMRS Boise Aquatic Sciences Lab. Usage Requirements.
 
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Juncus filiformis L.

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Distribution:
Juncus filiformis L.

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AK, CO, ID, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MT, NE, NH, NM, NY, OR, PA, UT, 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 filiformis L.

View 2 genera in Juncaceae, 120 species in Juncus
 

Classification:
Juncus filiformis L.

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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 filiformis L. – thread rush
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Juncus filiformis L.

This plant 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.

Massachusetts:
thread rush              Endangered
Pennsylvania:
thread rush              Rare
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Juncus filiformis L.

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 NO FACW NO NO NO NI OBL FACW+ NO FACW NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Juncus filiformis L.

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

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 39240.

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

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

 

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Juncus filiformis L.

USDA FS Eastern Region-Species Conservation Assessments

 
 
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