PLANTS Profile for Juncus effusus var. pylaei (common rush)

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PLANTS Profile

Juncus effusus L. var. pylaei (Laharpe) Fernald & Wiegand
common rush

Symbol:

JUEFP2

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Juncaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48

More Information:

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Juncus effusus L. var. pylaei (Laharpe) Fernald & Wiegand

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Synonyms:
Juncus effusus L. var. pylaei (Laharpe) Fernald & Wiegand

	JUEFC3	Juncus effusus L. var. costulatus Fernald
	JUPY	Juncus pylaei Laharpe

Distribution:
Juncus effusus L. var. pylaei (Laharpe) Fernald & Wiegand


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Related Taxa:
Juncus effusus L. var. pylaei (Laharpe) Fernald & Wiegand

View 2 genera in Juncaceae, 123 species in Juncus, 9 varieties in Juncus effusus L.

Classification:
Juncus effusus L. var. pylaei (Laharpe) Fernald & Wiegand

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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 effusus L. – common rush
Variety	Juncus effusus L. var. pylaei (Laharpe) Fernald & Wiegand – common rush

U.S. Weed Information:
Juncus effusus L. var. pylaei (Laharpe) Fernald & Wiegand

Juncus effusus
common rush

The related entity italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

HEAR

USDI, Geological Survey. 1999. Information index for selected alien plants in Hawaii (20 October 2003). Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk Project, Biological Resources Division, Haleakala Field Station. Makawao, Hawaii.

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NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]).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 effusus L. var. pylaei (Laharpe) Fernald & Wiegand

Juncus effusus:

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

FACW+,OBL

FACW+

OBL

FACW

OBL

NI*

OBL

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Juncus effusus L. var. pylaei (Laharpe) Fernald & Wiegand

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 528640.

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

Time Generated: 05/21/2013 04:18 AM CDT