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Juncus  L.
Taxonomic Serial No.: 39220

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Plantae  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s):    
  Common Name(s): jonc [French]
  
    rush
 
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: accepted  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: unknown    
  Latest Record Review: 1999    
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomPlantae  -- Planta, plantes, plants, Vegetal  
    SubkingdomTracheobionta  -- vascular plants  
       DivisionMagnoliophyta  -- angiospermes, angiosperms, flowering plants, phanérogames, plantes à fleurs, plantes à fruits  
          ClassLiliopsida  -- monocotylédones, monocotyledons  
             SubclassCommelinidae   
                OrderJuncales   
                   FamilyJuncaceae  -- joncs, rushes  
                      GenusJuncus L. -- jonc, rush  
    Direct Children:  
                         Variety Juncus balticus var. balticus Willd. -- Baltic rush 
                         Variety Juncus balticus var. melanogenus Fern. & Wieg. -- Baltic rush 
                         Variety Juncus balticus var. stenocarpus Buch. & Fern. -- Baltic rush 
                         Variety Juncus canadensis var. canadensis J. Gay ex Laharpe -- Canadian rush 
                         Variety Juncus castaneus ssp. castaneus var. castaneus Sm. -- chestnut rush 
                         Variety Juncus castaneus ssp. castaneus var. pallidus Hook. ex Buch. -- chestnut rush 
                         Variety Juncus dichotomus var. dichotomus Ell. -- forked rush 
                         Variety Juncus marginatus var. marginatus Rostk. -- grassleaf rush 
                         Variety Juncus subcaudatus var. planisepalus Fern. -- woodland rush 
                         Variety Juncus subcaudatus var. subcaudatus (Engelm.) Coville & Blake -- woodland rush 
                         Variety Juncus tenuis var. tenuis Willd. -- poverty rush 
                         Subspecies Juncus alpinoarticulatus ssp. alpestris (Hartman) Hamet-Ahti -- northern green rush 
                         Subspecies Juncus arcticus ssp. arcticus Willd. -- Arctic rush 
                         Subspecies Juncus trifidus ssp. trifidus L. -- highland rush 
                         Species Juncus abortivus Chapman -- annual rush 
                         Species Juncus acuminatus Michx. -- sharp-fruit rush, tapertip rush 
                         Species Juncus acutiflorus Ehrh. ex Hoffmann -- sharpflower rush 
                         Species Juncus acutus L. -- spiny rush 
                         Species Juncus albescens (Lange) Fern. -- northern white rush 
                         Species Juncus X alpiniformis Fern. -- alpine rush 
                         Species Juncus alpinoarticulatus Chaix -- northern green rush 
                         Species Juncus ambiguus Guss. -- rush, seasice rush 
                         Species Juncus arcticus Willd. -- arctic rush 
                         Species Juncus articulatus L. -- jointed rush, jointleaf rush 
                         Species Juncus balticus Willd. -- Baltic rush 
                         Species Juncus biflorus Ell. -- bog rush 
                         Species Juncus biglumis L. -- twoflowered rush 
                         Species Juncus bolanderi Engelm. -- Bolander's rush 
                         Species Juncus brachycarpus Engelm. -- whiteroot rush 
                         Species Juncus brachycephalus (Engelm.) Buch. -- small-head rush, smallhead rush 
                         Species Juncus brachyphyllus Wieg. -- tuftedstem rush 
                         Species Juncus brevicaudatus (Engelm.) Fern. -- narrow-panicle rush, narrowpanicle rush 
                         Species Juncus breweri Engelm. -- Brewer's rush 
                         Species Juncus bryoides F.J. Herm. -- moss rush 
                         Species Juncus bufonius L. -- toad rush 
                         Species Juncus bulbosus L. -- bulbous rush 
                         Species Juncus caesariensis Coville -- New Jersey rush 
                         Species Juncus canadensis J. Gay ex Laharpe -- Canadian rush 
                         Species Juncus capillaris F.J. Herm. -- hairystem dwarf rush 
                         Species Juncus capitatus Weigel -- leafybract dwarf rush 
                         Species Juncus castaneus Sm. -- chestnut rush 
                         Species Juncus chlorocephalus Engelm. -- greenhead rush 
                         Species Juncus compressus Jacq. -- roundfruit rush 
                         Species Juncus confusus Coville -- Colorado rush 
                         Species Juncus cooperi Engelm. -- Cooper rush, Cooper's rush 
                         Species Juncus coriaceus Mackenzie -- leathery rush 
                         Species Juncus covillei Piper -- Coville's rush 
                         Species Juncus cyperoides Laharpe -- Forbestown rush 
                         Species Juncus debilis Gray -- weak rush 
                         Species Juncus dichotomus Ell. -- forked rush 
                         Species Juncus diffusissimus Buckl. -- slimpod rush 
                         Species Juncus drummondii E. Mey. -- Drummond rush, Drummond's rush 
                         Species Juncus dubius Engelm. -- dubius rush, Mariposa rush 
                         Species Juncus dudleyi Wieg. -- Dudley rush, Dudley's rush 
                         Species Juncus duranii Ewan -- Duran's rush 
                         Species Juncus effusus L. -- common rush, lamp rush 
                         Species Juncus elliottii Chapman -- Elliott's rush 
                         Species Juncus ensifolius Wikstr. -- swordleaf rush, three-stamened rush 
                         Species Juncus falcatus E. Mey. -- falcate rush 
                         Species Juncus filiformis L. -- thread rush 
                         Species Juncus filipendulus Buckl. -- ringseed rush 
                         Species Juncus X fulvescens Fern. -- rush 
                         Species Juncus fulviscens Fernald  
                         Species Juncus georgianus Coville -- Georgia rush 
                         Species Juncus gerardi Loisel  
                         Species Juncus gerardii Loisel. -- saltmarsh rush, saltmeadow rush 
                         Species Juncus glomeratus Batson -- clustered rush 
                         Species Juncus X gracilescens F.J. Herm. ex Wadmond -- rush 
                         Species Juncus greenei Oakes & Tuckerman -- greene's rush, Greene's rush, jonc de Greene 
                         Species Juncus griscomi Fern.  
                         Species Juncus gymnocarpus Coville -- Pennsylvania rush 
                         Species Juncus haenkei E. Mey. -- Haenke's rush 
                         Species Juncus hallii Engelm. -- Hall rush, Hall's rush 
                         Species Juncus hemiendytus F.J. Herm. -- blood rush, Herman's dwarf rush 
                         Species Juncus howellii F.J. Herm. -- Howell's rush 
                         Species Juncus inflexus L. -- European meadow rush 
                         Species Juncus interior Wieg. -- inland rush 
                         Species Juncus kelloggii Engelm. -- Kellogg's dwarf rush, Kellogg's rush 
                         Species Juncus leiospermus F.J. Herm. -- Red Bluff dwarf rush 
                         Species Juncus X lemieuxii Boivin -- Lemieux's rush 
                         Species Juncus leseuerii Boland.  
                         Species Juncus lesueurii Boland. -- salt rush 
                         Species Juncus longii Fern. -- Long's rush 
                         Species Juncus longistylis Torr. -- long-style rush, long-styled rush, longstyle rush 
                         Species Juncus longistylus Torr.  
                         Species Juncus luciensis Ertter -- Santa Lucia dwarf rush 
                         Species Juncus macrandrus Coville -- longanther rush 
                         Species Juncus macrandus Coville  
                         Species Juncus macrophyllus Coville -- longleaf rush 
                         Species Juncus marginatus Rostk. -- grassleaf rush 
                         Species Juncus maritimus Lam. -- sea rush 
                         Species Juncus megacephalus M.A. Curtis -- bighead rush 
                         Species Juncus mertensianus Bong. -- Merten's rush, Mertens rush, Mertens' rush 
                         Species Juncus mexicanus Willd. ex J.A. & J.H. Schultes -- Mexican rush 
                         Species Juncus militaris Bigelow -- bayonet rush 
                         Species Juncus nevadensis S. Wats. -- Nevada rush, Sierra rush 
                         Species Juncus nodatus Coville -- stout rush 
                         Species Juncus X nodosiformis Fern. -- rush 
                         Species Juncus nodosus L. -- jointed rush, knotted rush 
                         Species Juncus occidentalis Wieg. -- western rush 
                         Species Juncus X oronensis Fern. (pro sp.) -- rush 
                         Species Juncus orthophyllus Coville -- straightleaf rush 
                         Species Juncus oxymeris Engelm. -- pointed rush 
                         Species Juncus parryi Engelm. -- Parry rush, Parry's rush 
                         Species Juncus patens E. Mey. -- spreading rush 
                         Species Juncus pelocarpus E. Mey. -- brownfruit rush 
                         Species Juncus phaeocephalus Engelm. -- brownhead rush 
                         Species Juncus planifolius R. Br. -- broadleaf rush 
                         Species Juncus polyanthemos Buch. -- manyflower rush 
                         Species Juncus polycephalus Michx. -- flatleaf rush, manyhead rush 
                         Species Juncus prominens (Buch.) Miyabe & Kudo -- Chilean rush 
                         Species Juncus regelii Buch. -- regel rush, Regel's rush 
                         Species Juncus repens Michx. -- lesser creeping rush 
                         Species Juncus roemerianus Scheele -- needlegrass rush 
                         Species Juncus rugulosis Engelm.  
                         Species Juncus rugulosus Engelm. -- wrinkled rush 
                         Species Juncus saximontanus A. Nels. -- Rocky Mountain rush 
                         Species Juncus scirpoides Lam. -- needlepod rush 
                         Species Juncus secundus Beauv. ex Poir. -- lopsided rush 
                         Species Juncus squarrosus L. -- mosquito rush 
                         Species Juncus X stuckeyi Reinking -- Stuckey's rush 
                         Species Juncus stygius L. -- moor rush 
                         Species Juncus subcaudatus (Engelm.) Coville & Blake -- woodland rush 
                         Species Juncus subnodulosus Schrank -- bluntflower rush 
                         Species Juncus subtilis E. Mey. -- greater creeping rush 
                         Species Juncus supiniformis Engelm. -- hairyleaf rush 
                         Species Juncus tenuis Willd. -- field rush, path rush, poverty rush, slender rush, slender yard rush, wiregrass 
                         Species Juncus texanus (Engelm.) Coville -- Texas rush 
                         Species Juncus textilis Buch. -- basket rush 
                         Species Juncus tiehmii Ertter -- Nevada rush, Tiehm's rush 
                         Species Juncus torreyi Coville -- torrey rush, Torrey's rush 
                         Species Juncus tracyi Rydb. -- Tracy rush, Tracy's rush 
                         Species Juncus trifidus L. -- highland rush 
                         Species Juncus triformis Engelm. -- Yosemite dwarf rush 
                         Species Juncus triglumis L. -- threehulled rush 
                         Species Juncus trigonocarpus Steud. -- redpod rush 
                         Species Juncus tweedyi Rydb. -- tweedy rush, Tweedy's rush 
                         Species Juncus uncialis Greene -- twelfth rush 
                         Species Juncus validus Coville -- roundhead rush 
                         Species Juncus vaseyi Engelm. -- Vasey rush, Vasey's rush 
                         Species Juncus xiphioides E. Mey. -- irisleaf rush 
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: John Kartesz  
  Notes: Biota of North America Project (BONAP), University of North Carolina   
  Reference for: Juncus   
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: ITIS*ca, website (version 2002)  
  Acquired: 2003   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: jonc [French]   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Juncus   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 4.0.4)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Juncus   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 5.1.1)  
  Acquired: 2000   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Juncus   
       
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