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Juncus tenuis

Willd.

Slender Rush

G5Secure Found in 3 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.155103
Element CodePMJUN012S0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassMonocotyledoneae
OrderJuncales
FamilyJuncaceae
GenusJuncus
Other Common Names
Jonc grêle (FR) Path Rush (EN) poverty rush (EN) Poverty Rush (EN)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Taxonomic Comments
This record is for the broad treatment of Juncus tenuis which includes J. tenuis var. anthelatus as indistinct as recognized in Kartesz (1994, 1999). Weakley et al. (2023) and Brooks and Clemants' treatment in FNA (2000, vol. 22) recognizes J. tenuis and J. anthelatus as distinct species.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2016-05-13
Change Date1984-06-06
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaNNR
ProvinceRankNative
LabradorS2Yes
New BrunswickSNRYes
AlbertaS5Yes
SaskatchewanS5Yes
British ColumbiaSNRYes
ManitobaS4Yes
Nova ScotiaSNRYes
Prince Edward IslandSNRYes
OntarioSNRYes
Island of NewfoundlandS4Yes
QuebecSNRYes
Northwest TerritoriesSUYes
United StatesN5
ProvinceRankNative
MichiganSNRYes
New MexicoSNRYes
New HampshireSNRYes
South CarolinaSNRYes
TennesseeSNRYes
HawaiiSNANo
IndianaSNRYes
KentuckySNRYes
West VirginiaS5Yes
North CarolinaS5Yes
District of ColumbiaS5Yes
LouisianaSNRYes
OklahomaSNRYes
KansasSNRYes
UtahSNRYes
ArkansasSNRYes
WisconsinSNRYes
OhioSNRYes
MississippiSNRYes
IllinoisS5Yes
FloridaSNRYes
New JerseyS5Yes
ColoradoSNRYes
TexasSNRYes
IowaS5Yes
PennsylvaniaSNRYes
North DakotaSNRYes
NevadaS2Yes
VirginiaS5Yes
MissouriSNRYes
Rhode IslandSNRYes
IdahoSNRYes
ArizonaSNRYes
New YorkS5Yes
WashingtonSNRYes
GeorgiaSNRYes
ConnecticutSNRYes
MaineSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
MassachusettsSNRYes
DelawareS5Yes
WyomingSNRYes
CaliforniaSNRYes
VermontSNRYes
South DakotaSNRYes
MontanaS4Yes
MarylandSNRYes
OregonSNRYes
AlaskaS2Yes
NebraskaSNRYes
AlabamaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (3)
North Carolina (2)
AreaForestAcres
Chunky Gal (addition)Nantahala National Forest3,336
South Mills RiverPisgah National Forest8,588
West Virginia (1)
AreaForestAcres
Seneca CreekMonongahela National Forest22,287
References (4)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2000. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 22. Magnoliophyta: Alismatidae, Arecidae, Commelinidae (in part), and Zingiberidae. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxiii + 352 pp.
  2. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  3. Kartesz, J.T. 1999. A synonymized checklist and atlas with biological attributes for the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. First edition. In: Kartesz, J.T., and C.A. Meacham. Synthesis of the North American Flora, Version 1.0. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, N.C.
  4. Weakley, A.S., and Southeastern Flora Team. 2023. Flora of the southeastern United States. Edition of April 14, 2023. University of North Carolina Herbarium (NCU), North Carolina Botanical Garden, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. 2105 pp.