Green’s rush

(Juncus greenei)

Conservation  •  Wetland  •  Description  •  Habitat  •  Ecology  •  Use  •  Distribution  •  Taxonomy

Conservation Status
Green’s rush
 
  IUCN Red List

not listed

      
  NatureServe

NNR - Unranked

SNR - Unranked

      
  Minnesota

not listed

      
           
Wetland Indicator Status
      
  Great Plains

FAC - Facultative

      
  Midwest

FAC - Facultative

      
  Northcentral & Northeast

FAC - Facultative

      
           
 
Description
  
 

 

  
     
 

Height

  
 

8″ to 32″

  
     
 

Similar Species

  
     
     
 
Habitat
  
 

Moist to dry. Sand dunes, lake shores.

  
     
 
Ecology
  
 

Mature Capsules Seen

  
 

Early July to mid-September

  
     
 

Pests and Diseases

  
 

 

  
     
 
Use
  
 

 

  
     
 
Distribution
  
 

Distribution Map

  

Sources

2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 28, 29, 30.

  
  4/30/2023      
         
 

Nativity

  
 

Native

  
         
 

Occurrence

  
 

 

  
         
 
Taxonomy
  
  Kingdom Plantae (green algae and land plants)  
  Subkingdom Viridiplantae (green plants)  
  Infrakingdom Streptophyta (land plants and green algae)  
  Superdivision Embryophyta (land plants)  
  Division Tracheophyta (vascular plants)  
  Subdivision Spermatophytina (seed plants) / Angiospermae (flowering plants)  
  Class Liliopsida (monocots)  
 

Order

 Poales (grasses, sedges, cattails, and allies)  
 

Family

 Juncaceae (rushes and allies)  
 

Genus

 Juncus (rushes)  
       
 

Synonyms

  
 

 

  
       
 

Common Names

  
 

Green’s rush

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
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