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Juncus trifidus L.
highland rush

       
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Line Drawing of Juncus trifidus L.
Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 1: 469. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.
 
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Juncus trifidus L.

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Synonyms:
Juncus trifidus L.

  JUTRC Juncus trifidus L. ssp. carolinianus Hämet-Ahti
  JUTRM Juncus trifidus L. var. monanthos auct. non (Jacq.) Bluff & Fingerh.
 

Distribution:
Juncus trifidus 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 (MD, ME, NC, NH, NY, TN, VA, VT, WV), CAN (LB, NB, NF, NS, NU, QC), DEN (GL), FRA (SPM)
 

Related Taxa:
Juncus trifidus L.

View 2 genera in Juncaceae, 120 species in Juncus
 

Classification:
Juncus trifidus 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 trifidus L. – highland rush
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Juncus trifidus L.

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.

Maryland:
highland rush              Endangered
New York:
Arctic rush              Threatened
North Carolina:
Juncus trifidus ssp. carolinianus
one-flowered rush              Endangered
Tennessee:
highland rush              Possibly Extirpated, Endangered
 

More Accounts and Images:
Juncus trifidus 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 39322.

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

 

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Juncus trifidus L.

USDA FS Eastern Region-Species Conservation Assessments

 
 
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