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Juncus filiformis

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

Province	Rank	Native
British Columbia	S5	Yes
Nova Scotia	S5	Yes
Alberta	S4	Yes
Labrador	S5	Yes
Nunavut	SH	Yes
New Brunswick	S5	Yes
Manitoba	S4	Yes
Quebec	S5	Yes
Island of Newfoundland	S5	Yes
Yukon Territory	S4	Yes
Northwest Territories	S4	Yes
Ontario	S5	Yes
Prince Edward Island	S3	Yes
Saskatchewan	S4	Yes

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
New York	S5	Yes
Oregon	SNR	Yes
Massachusetts	S1	Yes
Minnesota	SNR	Yes
Wisconsin	SNR	Yes
Utah	S2	Yes
Montana	SNR	Yes
New Mexico	SNR	Yes
Pennsylvania	S3	Yes
Vermont	S4	Yes
Idaho	SNR	Yes
New Hampshire	SNR	Yes
Nebraska	SNR	Yes
Maine	SNR	Yes
Colorado	S2	Yes
Alaska	SNR	Yes
Michigan	SNR	Yes
Wyoming	S2	Yes
West Virginia	S2	Yes
Washington	SNR	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (4)

New Hampshire (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Great Gulf Ext.	White Mountain National Forest	15,110

Washington (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Glacier Peak B	Mt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest	19,328
Heather Lake	Wenatchee National Forest	10,628

Wyoming (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Illinois Creek	Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest	6,711

References (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.
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.