Juncus effusus L.
common rush
Symbol:
JUEF
Group:
Monocot
Family:
Juncaceae
Duration:
Perennial
Growth Habit:
Graminoid
Native Status:
L48
N
AK
N
HI
I
PR
N
CAN
N
SPM
N
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Juncus effusus L.
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Distribution:
Juncus effusus L.
See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AK , AL , AR , AZ , CA , CO , CT , DC , DE , FL , GA , HI , IA, ID , IL , IN , KS , KY , LA , MA , MD, ME , MI , MN , MO , MS , MT , NC , ND, NE , NH , NJ , NM , NV , NY , OH , OK , OR , PA , RI , SC , TN , TX , VA , VT , WA , WI , WV ), USA+ (PR), CAN (BC, MB, NB, NF, NS, ON, PE, QC), FRA (SPM)
Related Taxa:
Juncus effusus L.
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2 genera in Juncaceae ,
120 species in Juncus
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Native
Introduced
Classification:
Juncus effusus L.
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U.S. Weed Information:
Juncus effusus L.
common rush
This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant
may be known by one or more common names in different
places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym
to view each weed list, or click here for a
composite list of Weeds of the U.S.
Introduced Information:
Juncus effusus L.
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.
Wetland Indicator Status:
Juncus effusus 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
FACW+,OBL
FACW+
FACW+
OBL
OBL
OBL
OBL
OBL
OBL
FACW
OBL
OBL
NI*
OBL
Juncus griscomii [=JUEFS ]:
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
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
Wildlife Habitat Values:
Juncus effusus L.
Large Mammals
Small Mammals
Water Birds
Terrestrial Birds
Source
Large Mammals Food
Large Mammals Cover
Small Mammals Food
Small Mammals Cover
Water Birds Food
Water Birds Cover
Terrestrial Birds Food
Terrestrial Birds Cover
Miller
Low
Minor
Moderate
Wildlife Habitat Values
Wildlife
Habitat Values
Miller, J.H., and K.V. Miller. 1999. Forest plants of the southeast and their wildlife uses . Southern Weed Science Society.
More Accounts and Images:
Juncus effusus L.
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 39232.
View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).
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).
View 1 propagation protocol from Native Plants Network.
View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.
View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.
View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.
Related Web Sites:
Juncus effusus L.
FL-Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants
Flora of North America
MO-Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder
MO-Missouri Plants
NC-NCSU Plant Fact Sheet
UK-Skye Flora
USDA NRCS Midwest Wetland Flora
USDI FWS BayScapes Conservation Landscaping Program
VT-University of Vermont
WI-University of Wisconsin Freckmann Herbarium