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Classification for Kingdom Plantae Down to Genus Juncus 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 P
 
Contains 120 Species and 169 accepted taxa overall
 
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Species  Juncus abortivus Chapm. – annual rush P
Species  Juncus acuminatus Michx. – tapertip rush P
Species  Juncus acutiflorus Ehrh. – sharpflower rush P
Species  Juncus acutus L. – spiny rush P
Subspecies  Juncus acutus L. ssp. leopoldii (Parl.) Snog. – Leopold's rush P
Species  Juncus albescens (Lange) Fernald – northern white rush P
Species  Juncus ×alpiniformis Fernald P
Species  Juncus alpinoarticulatus Chaix – northern green rush P
Subspecies  Juncus alpinoarticulatus Chaix ssp. nodulosus (Wahlenb.) Hämet-Ahti – northern green rush P
Species  Juncus ambiguus Guss. – seasice rush P
Species  Juncus anthelatus (Wiegand) R.E. Brooks – greater poverty rush P
Species  Juncus arcticus Willd. – arctic rush P
Subspecies  Juncus arcticus Willd. ssp. alaskanus Hultén – Alaska rush P
Subspecies  Juncus arcticus Willd. ssp. arcticus – arctic rush P
Subspecies  Juncus arcticus Willd. ssp. littoralis (Engelm.) Hultén – mountain rush P
Species  Juncus articulatus L. – jointleaf rush P
Species  Juncus biflorus Elliot – bog rush P
Species  Juncus biglumis L. – twoflowered rush P
Species  Juncus bolanderi Engelm. – Bolander's rush P
Species  Juncus brachycarpus Engelm. – whiteroot rush P
Species  Juncus brachycephalus (Engelm.) Buchenau – smallhead rush P
Species  Juncus brachyphyllus Wiegand – tuftedstem rush P
Species  Juncus brevicaudatus (Engelm.) Fernald – narrowpanicle rush P
Species  Juncus breweri Engelm. – Brewer's rush P
Species  Juncus bryoides F.J. Herm. – moss rush P
Species  Juncus bufonius L. – toad rush P
Variety  Juncus bufonius L. var. bufonius – toad rush P
Variety  Juncus bufonius L. var. congestus Wahlenb. – toad rush P
Variety  Juncus bufonius L. var. occidentalis F.J. Herm. – toad rush P
Species  Juncus bulbosus L. – bulbous rush P
Species  Juncus caesariensis Coville – New Jersey rush P
Species  Juncus canadensis J. Gay ex Laharpe – Canadian rush P
Species  Juncus capillaris F.J. Herm. – hairystem dwarf rush P
Species  Juncus capitatus Weigel – leafybract dwarf rush P
Species  Juncus castaneus Sm. – chestnut rush P
Subspecies  Juncus castaneus Sm. ssp. castaneus – chestnut rush P
Variety  Juncus castaneus Sm. ssp. castaneus var. castaneus – chestnut rush P
Subspecies  Juncus castaneus Sm. ssp. leucochlamys (Zing. ex Krecz.) Hultén – chestnut rush P
Species  Juncus chlorocephalus Engelm. – greenhead rush P
Species  Juncus compressus Jacq. – roundfruit rush P
Species  Juncus confusus Coville – Colorado rush P
Species  Juncus cooperi Engelm. – Cooper's rush P
Species  Juncus coriaceus Mack. – leathery rush P
Species  Juncus covillei Piper – Coville's rush P
Variety  Juncus covillei Piper var. covillei – Coville's rush P
Variety  Juncus covillei Piper var. obtusatus C.L. Hitchc. – Coville's rush P
Species  Juncus cyperoides Laharpe – Forbestown rush P
Species  Juncus debilis A. Gray – weak rush P
Species  Juncus dichotomus Elliot – forked rush P
Species  Juncus diffusissimus Buckley – slimpod rush P
Species  Juncus drummondii E. Mey. – Drummond's rush P
Variety  Juncus drummondii E. Mey. var. drummondii – Drummond's rush P
Variety  Juncus drummondii E. Mey. var. subtriflorus (E. Mey.) C.L. Hitchc. – threeflower rush P
Species  Juncus dubius Engelm. – questionable rush P
Species  Juncus dudleyi Wiegand – Dudley's rush P
Species  Juncus duranii Ewan – Duran's rush P
Species  Juncus effusus L. – common rush P
Variety  Juncus effusus L. var. brunneus Engelm. – lamp rush P
Variety  Juncus effusus L. var. conglomeratus (L.) Engelm. – common rush P
Variety  Juncus effusus L. var. decipiens Buchenau – lamp rush P
Variety  Juncus effusus L. var. effusus – common rush P
Variety  Juncus effusus L. var. exiguus Fernald & Wiegand – lamp rush P
Variety  Juncus effusus L. var. gracilis Hook. – lamp rush P
Variety  Juncus effusus L. var. pacificus Fernald & Wiegand – Pacific rush P
Variety  Juncus effusus L. var. pylaei (Laharpe) Fernald & Wiegand – common rush P
Variety  Juncus effusus L. var. solutus Fernald & Wiegand – lamp rush P
Species  Juncus elliottii Chapm. – Elliott's rush P
Variety  Juncus elliottii Chapm. var. elliottii – Elliott's rush P
Variety  Juncus elliottii Chapm. var. polyanthemus C. Mohr, nom. inq. – Elliott's rush P
Species  Juncus ensifolius Wikstr. – swordleaf rush P
Species  Juncus falcatus E. Mey. – falcate rush P
Subspecies  Juncus falcatus E. Mey. ssp. falcatus – falcate rush P
Subspecies  Juncus falcatus E. Mey. ssp. sitchensis (Buchenau) Hultén – Chilean rush P
Species  Juncus filiformis L. – thread rush P
Species  Juncus filipendulus Buckley – ringseed rush P
Species  Juncus ×fulvescens Fernald P
Species  Juncus georgianus Coville – Georgia rush P
Species  Juncus gerardii Loisel. – saltmeadow rush P
Variety  Juncus gerardii Loisel. var. gerardii – saltmeadow rush P
Variety  Juncus gerardii Loisel. var. pedicellatus Fernald – saltmeadow rush P
Species  Juncus glomeratus Batson – clustered rush P
Species  Juncus ×gracilescens F.J. Herm. ex Wadmond P
Species  Juncus greenei Oakes & Tuck. – Greene's rush P
Species  Juncus gymnocarpus Coville – Pennsylvania rush P
Species  Juncus haenkei E. Mey. – Haenke's rush P
Species  Juncus hallii Engelm. – Hall's rush P
Species  Juncus hemiendytus F.J. Herm. – Herman's dwarf rush P
Variety  Juncus hemiendytus F.J. Herm. var. abjectus (F.J. Herm.) Ertter – Herman's dwarf rush P
Variety  Juncus hemiendytus F.J. Herm. var. hemiendytus – Herman's dwarf rush P
Species  Juncus howellii F.J. Herm. – Howell's rush P
Species  Juncus inflexus L. – European meadow rush P
Species  Juncus interior Wiegand – inland rush P
Variety  Juncus interior Wiegand var. arizonicus (Wiegand) F.J. Herm. – Arizona rush P
Variety  Juncus interior Wiegand var. interior – inland rush P
Variety  Juncus interior Wiegand var. neomexicanus (Wiegand) F.J. Herm. – New Mexico rush P
Species  Juncus kelloggii Engelm. – Kellogg's dwarf rush P
Species  Juncus leiospermus F.J. Herm. – Red Bluff dwarf rush P
Variety  Juncus leiospermus F.J. Herm. var. ahartii Ertter – Ahart's dwarf rush P
Variety  Juncus leiospermus F.J. Herm. var. leiospermus – Red Bluff dwarf rush P
Species  Juncus ×lemieuxii B. Boivin – Lemieux's rush P
Species  Juncus lesueurii Bol. – salt rush P
Species  Juncus longii Fernald – Long's rush P
Species  Juncus longistylis Torr. – longstyle rush P
Variety  Juncus longistylis Torr. var. longistylis – longstyle rush P
Variety  Juncus longistylis Torr. var. scabratus F.J. Herm. – longstyle rush P
Species  Juncus luciensis Ertter – Santa Lucia dwarf rush P
Species  Juncus macrandrus Coville – longanther rush P
Species  Juncus macrophyllus Coville – longleaf rush P
Species  Juncus marginatus Rostk. – grassleaf rush P
Species  Juncus maritimus Lam. – sea rush P
Species  Juncus megacephalus M.A. Curtis – bighead rush P
Species  Juncus mertensianus Bong. – Mertens' rush P
Species  Juncus mexicanus Willd. ex Schult. & Schult. f. – Mexican rush P
Species  Juncus militaris Bigelow – bayonet rush P
Species  Juncus nevadensis S. Watson – Sierra rush P
Variety  Juncus nevadensis S. Watson var. badius (Suksd.) C.L. Hitchc. – Sierra rush P
Variety  Juncus nevadensis S. Watson var. columbianus (Coville) H. St. John – Columubia rush P
Variety  Juncus nevadensis S. Watson var. inventus (L.F. Hend.) C.L. Hitchc. – Sierra rush P
Variety  Juncus nevadensis S. Watson var. nevadensis – Sierra rush P
Species  Juncus nodatus Coville – stout rush P
Species  Juncus ×nodosiformis Fernald P
Species  Juncus nodosus L. – knotted rush P
Variety  Juncus nodosus L. var. meridianus F.J. Herm. – knotted rush P
Variety  Juncus nodosus L. var. nodosus – knotted rush P
Species  Juncus occidentalis Wiegand – western rush P
Species  Juncus ×oronensis Fernald (pro sp.) P
Species  Juncus orthophyllus Coville – straightleaf rush P
Species  Juncus oxymeris Engelm. – pointed rush P
Species  Juncus parryi Engelm. – Parry's rush P
Species  Juncus patens E. Mey. – spreading rush P
Species  Juncus pelocarpus E. Mey. – brownfruit rush P
Species  Juncus phaeocephalus Engelm. – brownhead rush P
Variety  Juncus phaeocephalus Engelm. var. paniculatus Engelm. – brownhead rush P
Variety  Juncus phaeocephalus Engelm. var. phaeocephalus – brownhead rush P
Species  Juncus planifolius R. Br. – broadleaf rush P
Species  Juncus polyanthemos Buchenau – manyflower rush P
Species  Juncus polycephalus Michx. – manyhead rush P
Species  Juncus prominens (Buchenau) Miyabe & Kudo [excluded] P
Species  Juncus regelii Buchenau – Regel's rush P
Species  Juncus repens Michx. – lesser creeping rush P
Species  Juncus roemerianus Scheele – needlegrass rush P
Species  Juncus rugulosus Engelm. – wrinkled rush P
Species  Juncus saximontanus A. Nelson – Rocky Mountain rush P
Species  Juncus scirpoides Lam. – needlepod rush P
Species  Juncus secundus P. Beauv. ex Poir. – lopsided rush P
Species  Juncus squarrosus L. – mosquito rush P
Species  Juncus ×stuckeyi Reinking P
Species  Juncus stygius L. – moor rush P
Subspecies  Juncus stygius L. ssp. americanus (Buchenau) Hultén – moor rush P
Species  Juncus subcaudatus (Engelm.) Coville & S.F. Blake – woodland rush P
Variety  Juncus subcaudatus (Engelm.) Coville & S.F. Blake var. subcaudatus – woodland rush P
Species  Juncus subnodulosus Schrank – bluntflower rush P
Species  Juncus subtilis E. Mey. – greater creeping rush P
Species  Juncus supiniformis Engelm. – hairyleaf rush P
Species  Juncus tenuis Willd. – poverty rush P
Species  Juncus texanus (Engelm.) Coville – Texas rush P
Species  Juncus textilis Buchenau – basket rush P
Species  Juncus tiehmii Ertter – Nevada rush P
Species  Juncus torreyi Coville – Torrey's rush P
Species  Juncus tracyi Rydb. – Tracy's rush P
Species  Juncus trifidus L. – highland rush P
Species  Juncus triformis Engelm. – Yosemite dwarf rush P
Species  Juncus triglumis L. – three-hulled rush P
Species  Juncus trigonocarpus Steud. – redpod rush P
Species  Juncus tweedyi Rydb. – Tweedy's rush P
Species  Juncus uncialis Greene – twelfth rush P
Species  Juncus validus Coville – roundhead rush P
Variety  Juncus validus Coville var. fascinatus M.C. Johnst. – roundhead rush P
Variety  Juncus validus Coville var. validus – roundhead rush P
Species  Juncus vaseyi Engelm. – Vasey's rush P
Species  Juncus xiphioides E. Mey. – irisleaf rush P

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