PLANTS Profile for Juncus biflorus (bog rush)

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Juncus biflorus Elliott
bog rush

Symbol:

JUBI

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Juncaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48

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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 biflorus Elliott

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Synonyms:
Juncus biflorus Elliott

	JUAR7	Juncus aristulatus auct. non Michx.
	JUARB3	Juncus aristulatus Michx. var. biflorus (Elliott) Small
	JUMAB	Juncus marginatus Rostk. var. biflorus (Elliott) Alph. Wood
	JUMAO	Juncus marginatus Rostk. var. odoratus Torr.

Distribution:
Juncus biflorus Elliott


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Related Taxa:
Juncus biflorus Elliott

View 2 genera in Juncaceae, 123 species in Juncus

Classification:
Juncus biflorus Elliott

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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 biflorus Elliott – bog rush

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Juncus biflorus Elliott

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.

New York:
Juncus marginatus var. biflorus
large grass-leaved rush		Endangered
Pennsylvania:
grass-leaved rush		Threatened

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Juncus biflorus Elliott

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Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

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Juncus biflorus Elliott

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 39224.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

Time Generated: 01/04/2013 12:30 AM CST