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Juncus brachycarpus Engelm.
whiteroot rush

       
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Photo of Juncus brachycarpus Engelm.
Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS. 1989. Midwest wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. Midwest National Technical Center, Lincoln. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.
 
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Juncus brachycarpus Engelm.

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Distribution:
Juncus brachycarpus Engelm.

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USA (AL, AR, CT, DE, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV), CAN (ON)
 

Related Taxa:
Juncus brachycarpus Engelm.

View 2 genera in Juncaceae, 120 species in Juncus
 

Classification:
Juncus brachycarpus Engelm.

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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 brachycarpus Engelm. – whiteroot rush
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Juncus brachycarpus Engelm.

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.

Michigan:
short-fruited rush              Threatened
New Jersey:
short-fruit rush              Endangered
New York:
short-fruit rush              Endangered
Pennsylvania:
short-fruited rush              Endangered
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Juncus brachycarpus Engelm.

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 FACW FACW FACW NO NI FACW NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Juncus brachycarpus Engelm.

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 39226.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

 
 
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