PLANTS Profile for Juncus biflorus (bog rush)

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Juncus biflorus Elliot
bog rush

Symbol:

JUBI

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Juncaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48

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Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS. 1989. Midwest wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. Midwest National Technical Center, Lincoln. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.

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Juncus biflorus Elliot

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Synonyms:
Juncus biflorus Elliot

	JUAR7	Juncus aristulatus auct. non Michx.
	JUARB3	Juncus aristulatus Michx. var. biflorus (Elliot) Small
	JUMAB	Juncus marginatus Rostk. var. biflorus (Elliot) Alph. Wood
	JUMAO	Juncus marginatus Rostk. var. odoratus Torr.

Distribution:
Juncus biflorus Elliot


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Related Taxa:
Juncus biflorus Elliot

View 2 genera in Juncaceae, 120 species in Juncus

Classification:
Juncus biflorus Elliot

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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 biflorus Elliot – bog rush

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Juncus biflorus Elliot

This plant and synonym italicized and indented below are 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.

New York:
Juncus marginatus var. biflorus
large grass-leaved rush		Endangered
Pennsylvania:
grass-leaved rush		Threatened

Wetland Indicator Status:
Juncus biflorus Elliot

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Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Juncus biflorus Elliot

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 39224.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

Time Generated: 09/25/2008 03:33 AM MDT