PLANTS Profile for Juncus stygius ssp. americanus (moor rush)

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Juncus stygius L. ssp. americanus (Buchenau) Hultén
moor rush

Symbol:

JUSTA

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Juncaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48		N
AK		N
CAN		N
SPM		N

More Information:

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Juncus stygius L. ssp. americanus (Buchenau) Hultén

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Synonyms:
Juncus stygius L. ssp. americanus (Buchenau) Hultén

JUSTA2

Juncus stygius L. var. americanus Buchenau

Distribution:
Juncus stygius L. ssp. americanus (Buchenau) Hultén


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AK, ME, MI, MN, NH, NY, WI, WY), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, NU, ON, QC, SK, YT), FRA (SPM)

Related Taxa:
Juncus stygius L. ssp. americanus (Buchenau) Hultén

View 2 genera in Juncaceae, 123 species in Juncus, 1 subspecies in Juncus stygius L.

Classification:
Juncus stygius L. ssp. americanus (Buchenau) Hultén

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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 stygius L. – moor rush
Subspecies	Juncus stygius L. ssp. americanus (Buchenau) Hultén – moor rush

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Juncus stygius L. ssp. americanus (Buchenau) Hultén

This plant and the related entitiesitalicized 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.

Maine:
Juncus stygius
moor rush		Special Concern
Michigan:
Juncus stygius
moor rush		Threatened
New York:
moor-rush		Endangered
Wisconsin:
Juncus stygius
moor 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NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]).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 stygius L. ssp. americanus (Buchenau) Hultén

Juncus stygius:

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

OBL

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Juncus stygius L. ssp. americanus (Buchenau) Hultén

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 524199.

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

Time Generated: 05/24/2013 08:17 AM CDT