PLANTS Profile for Juncus scirpoides (needlepod rush)

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Juncus scirpoides Lam.
needlepod rush

Symbol:

JUSC

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Juncaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48

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Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS. 1991. Southern wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. South National Technical Center, Fort Worth. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.

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Juncus scirpoides Lam.

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Synonyms:
Juncus scirpoides Lam.

	JUSCC	Juncus scirpoides Lam. var. compositus Harper
	JUSCM	Juncus scirpoides Lam. var. meridionalis Buchenau

Distribution:
Juncus scirpoides Lam.


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USA (AL, AR, DC, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NC, NE, NJ, NY, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, WI, WV)

Related Taxa:
Juncus scirpoides Lam.

View 2 genera in Juncaceae, 120 species in Juncus

Classification:
Juncus scirpoides Lam.

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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 scirpoides Lam. – needlepod rush

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Juncus scirpoides Lam.

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.

Indiana:
scirpus-like rush		Threatened
Michigan:
scirpus-like rush		Threatened
New York:
scirpus-like rush		Endangered
Pennsylvania:
scirpus-like rush		Endangered

Wetland Indicator Status:
Juncus scirpoides Lam.

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,FACW+

FACW

FACW+

FACW

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

Wildlife Habitat Values:
Juncus scirpoides Lam.

	Large Mammals		Small Mammals		Water Birds		Terrestrial Birds
Source	Large Mammals Food	Large Mammals Cover	Small Mammals Food	Small Mammals Cover	Water Birds Food	Water Birds Cover	Terrestrial Birds Food	Terrestrial Birds Cover
Miller			Low	Minor		Moderate

Wildlife Habitat Values

Miller, J.H., and K.V. Miller. 1999. Forest plants of the southeast and their wildlife uses. Southern Weed Science Society.

More Accounts and Images:
Juncus scirpoides Lam.

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

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 39312.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

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

Time Generated: 09/23/2008 10:25 AM MDT