Contains 27 accepted taxa overall.

Characteristics
Juncus L.
RUSH
Classification
Magnoliophyta - Flowering Plants
Liliopsida
Commelinidae
Juncales
Juncus
Citation
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TYPE: Juncus acutus Linnaeus Lectotypified by Britton & A. Brown, Ill. Fl. N. U.S., ed. 2. 1: 465. 1913; Hitchcock & M. L. Green, Prop. Brit. Bot. 147. 1930..
Species
Scientific Name Common Name Herbarium Specimens Status Photos
Juncus acuminatus Sharp-fruited rush Native OBL (NWPL)
Juncus alpinoarticulatus Richardson's rush; Alpine rush Native OBL (NWPL)
Juncus anthelatus Large poverty rush Native FAC (NWPL)
Juncus articulatus Jointed rush Native Endangered-State OBL (NWPL)
Juncus balticus Lake shore rush Native Rare-State OBL (NWPL)
Juncus balticus var. littoralis Lake shore rush; Baltic rush Native Rare-State
Juncus brachycarpus Short-fruited rush; White-rooted rush Native FACW (NWPL)
Juncus brachycephalus Short-headed rush Native OBL (NWPL)
Juncus bufonius Toad rush Native FACW+ (NWPL)
Juncus canadensis Canadian rush Native OBL (NWPL)
Juncus compressus Black grass; Round-fruited rush Not Native OBL (NWPL)
Juncus diffusissimus Slimpod rush Native FACW (NWPL)
Juncus dudleyi Dudley's rush Native FAC (NWPL)
Juncus effusus Common rush; Lamp rush Native OBL (NWPL)
Juncus gerardii Saltmarsh rush Not Native OBL (NWPL)
Juncus greenei Greene's rush Native FAC (NWPL)
Juncus interior Inland rush Native FAC+ (NWPL)
Juncus marginatus Grass-leaved rush Native FACW (NWPL)
Juncus militaris Soldier rush; Bayonet rush Native Endangered-State OBL (NWPL)
Juncus nodatus Stout rush Native OBL (NWPL)
Juncus nodosus Joint rush; Knotted rush Native OBL (NWPL)
Juncus pelocarpus Brown-fruited rush Native Endangered-State OBL (NWPL)
Juncus scirpoides Round-headed rush; Needle-podded rush Native Threatened-State FACW+ (NWPL)
Juncus secundus Side-flowering rush; Lopsided rush Native Endangered-State FAC- (NWPL)
Juncus tenuis Path rush Native FAC (NWPL)
Juncus torreyi Torrey's rush Native FACW (NWPL)
Juncus x alpiniformis x [J. alpinoarticulatus x J. articulatus] Hybrid alpine rush Native OBL (NWPL)
Identification Key

No identification key is available for this family.

Genus Synonyms
Synonym Full Citation Basionym Type
No synonyms found.