PLANTS Profile for Juncus alpinoarticulatus ssp. nodulosus (northern green rush)

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Juncus alpinoarticulatus Chaix ssp. nodulosus (Wahlenb.) Hämet-Ahti
northern green rush

Symbol:

JUALN

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Juncaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48		N
AK		N

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Juncus alpinus

Hurd, E.G., S. Goodrich, and N.L. Shaw. 1997. Field guide to Intermountain rushes. General Technical Report INT-306. USDA Forest Service, RMRS, Ogden. Courtesy of USDA FS RMRS Boise Aquatic Sciences Lab. Usage Requirements.

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Synonyms:
Juncus alpinoarticulatus Chaix ssp. nodulosus (Wahlenb.) Hämet-Ahti

	JUALA2	Juncus alpinoarticulatus Chaix ssp. americanus (Farw.) Hämet-Ahti
	JUALF2	Juncus alpinoarticulatus Chaix ssp. fuscescens (Fernald) Hämet-Ahti
	JUAL	Juncus alpinus auct. non Vill.
	JUALN2	Juncus alpinus Vill. ssp. nodulosus (Wahlenb.) Lindm.
	JUALF	Juncus alpinus Vill. var. fuscescens Fernald
	JUALR	Juncus alpinus Vill. var. rariflorus Hartm.
	JUALU	Juncus alpinus Vill. var. uniceps Hartm.
	JURI2	Juncus richardsonianus Schult.

Distribution:
Juncus alpinoarticulatus Chaix ssp. nodulosus (Wahlenb.) Hämet-Ahti


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Related Taxa:
Juncus alpinoarticulatus Chaix ssp. nodulosus (Wahlenb.) Hämet-Ahti

View 2 genera in Juncaceae, 123 species in Juncus, 1 subspecies in Juncus alpinoarticulatus Chaix

Classification:
Juncus alpinoarticulatus Chaix ssp. nodulosus (Wahlenb.) Hämet-Ahti

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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 alpinoarticulatus Chaix – northern green rush
Subspecies	Juncus alpinoarticulatus Chaix ssp. nodulosus (Wahlenb.) Hämet-Ahti – northern green rush

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Juncus alpinoarticulatus Chaix ssp. nodulosus (Wahlenb.) Hämet-Ahti

The related entities and synonyms italicized 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.

Illinois:
Juncus alpinus
Richardson's rush		Endangered
Maine:
Juncus alpinoarticulatus
alpine rush		Threatened
Pennsylvania:
Juncus alpinus
Richardson's rush		Threatened

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 alpinoarticulatus Chaix ssp. nodulosus (Wahlenb.) Hämet-Ahti

Juncus alpinus:

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Reg. 0

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Reg. C

Reg. H

OBL

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Juncus alpinoarticulatus Chaix ssp. nodulosus (Wahlenb.) Hämet-Ahti

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 524194.

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

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