PLANTS Profile for Juncus saximontanus (Rocky Mountain rush)

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PLANTS Profile

Juncus saximontanus A. Nelson
Rocky Mountain rush

Symbol:

JUSA

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Juncaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48		N
AK		N
CAN		N

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Courtesy of USDI BLM. United States, UT, Kane Co. September 2003. Usage Requirements.

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Juncus saximontanus A. Nelson

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Synonyms:
Juncus saximontanus A. Nelson

	JUENB	Juncus ensifolius Wikstr. var. brunnescens (Rydb.) Cronquist
	JUENM2	Juncus ensifolius Wikstr. var. montanus (Engelm.) C.L. Hitchc.
	JUSAR	Juncus saximontanus A. Nelson var. robustior M. Peck
	JUXIM	Juncus xiphioides E. Mey. var. macranthus Engelm.
	JUXIM2	Juncus xiphioides E. Mey. var. montanus Engelm.

Distribution:
Juncus saximontanus A. Nelson


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USA (AK, AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, NM, NV, OR, SD, TX, UT, WA, WY), CAN (AB, BC, SK)

Related Taxa:
Juncus saximontanus A. Nelson

View 2 genera in Juncaceae, 123 species in Juncus

Classification:
Juncus saximontanus A. Nelson

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NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]).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

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Reg. 0

Reg. A

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Reg. H

FACW,OBL

FACW

FACW+

FACW

OBL

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Juncus saximontanus A. Nelson

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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 39311.

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

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