Juncus filiformis

L.

Thread Rush

G5Secure Found in 4 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Least concernIUCN
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.140874
Element CodePMJUN01150
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
IUCNLeast concern
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassMonocotyledoneae
OrderJuncales
FamilyJuncaceae
GenusJuncus
Other Common Names
Jonc filiforme (FR) thread 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.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2016-05-16
Change Date1984-06-06
Threat Impact Comments
The loss of wetlands threatens this species (Southern Appalachian Species Viability Project 2002).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
British ColumbiaS5Yes
Nova ScotiaS5Yes
AlbertaS4Yes
LabradorS5Yes
NunavutSHYes
New BrunswickS5Yes
ManitobaS4Yes
QuebecS5Yes
Island of NewfoundlandS5Yes
Yukon TerritoryS4Yes
Northwest TerritoriesS4Yes
OntarioS5Yes
Prince Edward IslandS3Yes
SaskatchewanS4Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
New YorkS5Yes
OregonSNRYes
MassachusettsS1Yes
MinnesotaSNRYes
WisconsinSNRYes
UtahS2Yes
MontanaSNRYes
New MexicoSNRYes
PennsylvaniaS3Yes
VermontS4Yes
IdahoSNRYes
New HampshireSNRYes
NebraskaSNRYes
MaineSNRYes
ColoradoS2Yes
AlaskaSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
WyomingS2Yes
West VirginiaS2Yes
WashingtonSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (4)
New Hampshire (1)
AreaForestAcres
Great Gulf Ext.White Mountain National Forest15,110
Washington (2)
AreaForestAcres
Glacier Peak BMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest19,328
Heather LakeWenatchee National Forest10,628
Wyoming (1)
AreaForestAcres
Illinois CreekMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest6,711
References (2)
  1. 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.
  2. Southern Appalachian Species Viability Project. 2002. A partnership between the U.S. Forest Service-Region 8, Natural Heritage Programs in the Southeast, NatureServe, and independent scientists to develop and review data on 1300+ regionally and locally rare species in the Southern Appalachian and Alabama region. Database (Access 97) provided to the U.S. Forest Service by NatureServe, Durham, North Carolina.