Plants Profile for Juncus arcticus littoralis (mountain rush)

Image of Juncus arcticus ssp. littoralis

General Information
Symbol:	JUARL
Group:	Monocot
Family:	Juncaceae
Duration:	Perennial
Growth Habit:	Graminoid
Native Status:	AK N CAN N GL N L48 N SPM N
Juncus arcticus ssp. littoralis Plant Guide (pdf) (doc) Juncus balticus Plant Guide (pdf) (doc)
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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Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS. 1995. Northeast wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. Northeast National Technical Center, Chester. Provided by USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute (WSI). Usage Requirements.

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

USDA NRCS. Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. Provided by NRCS National Wetland Team. Usage Requirements.

Synonyms

Symbol	Scientific Name
JUARA4	Juncus arcticus Willd. ssp. ater (Rydb.) Hultén
JUARB4	Juncus arcticus Willd. ssp. balticus (Willd.) Hyl.
JUARB5	Juncus arcticus Willd. var. balticus (Willd.) Trautv.
JUARL2	Juncus arcticus Willd. var. littoralis (Engelm.) B. Boivin
JUARM	Juncus arcticus Willd. var. montanus (Engelm.) S.L. Welsh
JUAT	Juncus ater Rydb.
JUBA	Juncus balticus Willd.
JUBAB2	Juncus balticus Willd. var. balticus
JUBAL	Juncus balticus Willd. var. littoralis Engelm.
JUBAM4	Juncus balticus Willd. var. melanogenus Fernald & Wiegand
JUBAM	Juncus balticus Willd. var. montanus Engelm.
JUBAS2	Juncus balticus Willd. var. stenocarpus Buchenau & Fernald
JUBAV	Juncus balticus Willd. var. vallicola Rydb.

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 arcticus Willd. – arctic rush
Subspecies	Juncus arcticus Willd. ssp. littoralis (Engelm.) Hultén – mountain rush

Subordinate Taxa

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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.
Indiana Juncus balticus var. littoralis Baltic rush Rare
Maryland Juncus balticus Baltic rush Endangered, Extirpated
Pennsylvania Juncus balticus Baltic rush Threatened

Wetland Status

Interpreting Wetland Status

Synonyms

JUBA Juncus balticus Willd.

North America
Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast	FACW
Eastern Mountains and Piedmont	OBL
Midwest	OBL
Great Plains	FACW
Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain	OBL
Alaska	OBL
Arid West	FACW
Northcentral & Northeast	OBL