Plants Profile for Juncus alpinoarticulatus nodulosus (northern green rush)

Image of Juncus alpinoarticulatus ssp. nodulosus

General Information
Symbol:	JUALN
Group:	Monocot
Family:	Juncaceae
Duration:	Perennial
Growth Habit:	Graminoid
Native Status:	AK N L48 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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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. Provided by USDA Forest Service RMRS Boise Aquatic Sciences Lab. Usage Requirements.

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: 478. Provided by Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

Synonyms

Symbol	Scientific Name
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.

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

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

Wetland Status

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