PLANTS Profile for Juncus dichotomus (forked rush)

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Juncus dichotomus Elliott
forked rush

Symbol:

JUDI

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Juncaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48

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Juncus platyphyllus

Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS. 1995. Northeast wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. Northeast National Technical Center, Chester. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.

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Juncus dichotomus Elliott

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Synonyms:
Juncus dichotomus Elliott

	JUDIP	Juncus dichotomus Elliott var. platyphyllus Wiegand
	JUPL2	Juncus platyphyllus (Wiegand) Fernald
	JUTEP	Juncus tenuis Willd. var. platyphyllus (Wiegand) F.J. Herm.

Distribution:
Juncus dichotomus Elliott


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USA (AL, AR, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV)

Related Taxa:
Juncus dichotomus Elliott

View 2 genera in Juncaceae, 123 species in Juncus

Classification:
Juncus dichotomus 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 dichotomus Elliott – forked rush

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Juncus dichotomus 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.

Ohio:
Juncus platyphyllus
flat-leaved rush		Endangered
Pennsylvania:
forked rush		Endangered

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NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]).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 dichotomus Elliott

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Juncus platyphyllus:

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Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Juncus dichotomus Elliott

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

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 39264.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

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