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Juncus elliottii Chapm.
Elliott's rush

       
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Line Drawing of Juncus elliottii Chapm.
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Juncus elliottii Chapm.

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Distribution:
Juncus elliottii Chapm.

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Distribution Map Legend

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USA (AL, AR, DE, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, NJ, SC, TN, TX, VA)
 

Related Taxa:
Juncus elliottii Chapm.

View 2 genera in Juncaceae, 120 species in Juncus or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Juncus elliottii Chapm. var. elliottii. .
Juncus elliottii var. elliottii
Elliott's rush
Distribution of Juncus elliottii Chapm. var. polyanthemus C. Mohr, nom. inq.. .
Juncus elliottii var. polyanthemus
Elliott's rush
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Juncus elliottii Chapm.

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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 elliottii Chapm. – Elliott's rush
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Juncus elliottii Chapm.

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.

Kentucky:
bog rush              Historical
New Jersey:
Elliott's rush              Endangered
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Juncus elliottii Chapm.

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+ OBL NO NO NO OBL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
 

More Accounts and Images:
Juncus elliottii Chapm.

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

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 39233.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

 
 
Time Generated: 10/24/2008 07:20 AM MDT