PLANTS Profile for Juncus oxymeris (pointed rush)

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Juncus oxymeris Engelm.
pointed rush

Symbol:

JUOX

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Juncaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

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Juncus oxymeris Engelm.

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Distribution:
Juncus oxymeris Engelm.


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USA (CA, OR, WA), CAN (BC)

Related Taxa:
Juncus oxymeris Engelm.

View 2 genera in Juncaceae, 123 species in Juncus

Classification:
Juncus oxymeris 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 oxymeris Engelm. – pointed rush

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NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]).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

Nat. Ind.

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Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FACW,FACW+

FACW+

FACW

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Juncus oxymeris Engelm.

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 39241.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

Time Generated: 05/25/2013 08:40 PM CDT