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Juncus stygius L.
moor rush

       
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Line Drawing of Juncus stygius L.
Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 1: 475. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.
 
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Juncus stygius L.

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Distribution:
Juncus stygius 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, ME, MI, MN, NH, NY, WI, WY), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, NU, ON, QC, SK, YT), FRA (SPM)
 

Related Taxa:
Juncus stygius L.

View 2 genera in Juncaceae, 120 species in Juncus or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Juncus stygius L. ssp. americanus (Buchenau) Hultén. .
Juncus stygius ssp. americanus
moor rush
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Juncus stygius 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 stygius L. – moor rush
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Juncus stygius L.

This plant and the related entityitalicized 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.

Maine:
moor rush              Special Concern
Michigan:
moor rush              Threatened
New York:
Juncus stygius ssp. americanus
moor-rush              Endangered
Wisconsin:
moor rush              Endangered
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Juncus stygius 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
OBL OBL NO OBL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO OBL NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Juncus stygius L.

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 39315.

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).

 

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Juncus stygius L.

USDA FS Eastern Region-Species Conservation Assessments

 
 
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