PLANTS Profile for Juncus ensifolius (swordleaf rush)

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Juncus ensifolius Wikstr.
swordleaf rush

Symbol:

JUEN

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Juncaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48		N
AK		N
HI		I
CAN		N

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Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS. 1992. Western wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. West Region, Sacramento. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.

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Juncus ensifolius Wikstr.

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Synonyms:
Juncus ensifolius Wikstr.

	JUENM	Juncus ensifolius Wikstr. var. major Hook.
	JUXIT	Juncus xiphioides E. Mey. var. triandrus Engelm.

Distribution:
Juncus ensifolius Wikstr.


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USA (AK, AZ, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, ND, NV, NY, OR, SD, UT, WA, WI, WY), CAN (AB, BC, ON, QC, SK)

Related Taxa:
Juncus ensifolius Wikstr.

View 2 genera in Juncaceae, 120 species in Juncus

Classification:
Juncus ensifolius Wikstr.

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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 ensifolius Wikstr. – swordleaf rush

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Juncus ensifolius Wikstr.

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.

New York:
ensiform rush		Endangered

Introduced Information:
Juncus ensifolius Wikstr.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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Wetland Indicator Status:
Juncus ensifolius Wikstr.

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Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Juncus ensifolius Wikstr.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

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

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 39269.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

Time Generated: 10/04/2008 05:20 AM MDT