Plants Profile for Juncus trifidus (highland rush)

General Information
Symbol:	JUTR2
Group:	Monocot
Family:	Juncaceae
Duration:	Perennial
Growth Habit:	Graminoid
Native Status:	CAN N GL N L48 N SPM N
Data Source and Documentation

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	Native		Introduced		Both		Absent/Unreported
	Native, No County Data		Introduced, No County Data		Both, No County Data

Native Status:

L48

NAV

CAN

SPM

Images

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Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 1: 469. Provided by Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

Synonyms

Symbol	Scientific Name
JUTRC	Juncus trifidus L. ssp. carolinianus Hämet-Ahti
JUTRM	Juncus trifidus L. var. monanthos auct. non (Jacq.) Bluff & Fingerh.

Classification

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Rank	Scientific Name and Common Name
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 trifidus L. – highland rush

Subordinate Taxa

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Legal Status

Threatened and Endangered Information:
This plant is 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.
Maryland highland rush Endangered
New York Arctic rush Threatened
North Carolina Juncus trifidus ssp. carolinianus one-flowered rush Endangered
Tennessee highland rush Possibly Extirpated, Endangered

Wetland Status

Interpreting Wetland Status

North America
Eastern Mountains and Piedmont	FACU
Northcentral & Northeast	FACU