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Juncus alpinoarticulatus

Chaix

Northern Green Rush

G5Secure Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Least concernIUCN

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.138025

Element CodePMJUN01370

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

IUCNLeast concern

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassMonocotyledoneae

OrderJuncales

FamilyJuncaceae

GenusJuncus

Other Common Names

Jonc alpin (FR) northern green 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 Juncus alpinoarticulatus Chaix, as recognized in Kartesz (1994), which appears to match the treatment of the species in Brooks and Clemants in FNA (2000, vol. 22), Weakley et al. (2025), and Kartesz (1999). Treatments differ in the recognition of subspecies: Brooks and Clemants do not recognize infraspecific divisions, while Weakley et al. (2025) accept ssp. americanus and ssp. fuscescens. Weakley's treatment agrees with POWO's treatment of North American taxa (accessed 2025). Kartesz (1999) accepts ssp. alpestris, reported only (within North America) from Greenland, and a broad ssp. nodulosus (including ssp. americanus and ssp. fuscescens); Kartesz (1994) recognized ssp. alpestris, ssp. americanus, ssp. fuscescens, and ssp. nodulosus.

Conservation Status

Rank MethodExpertise without calculation

Review Date2016-05-13

Change Date1996-03-27

Edition Date1993-07-07

Edition AuthorsSkello, M.

Range Extent Comments

GL to AK, south to PA, IN, MO, and WA; also Eurasia.

Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Wet meadows, sandy or gravelly shores, marshes, ditches, wet areas of abandoned limestone quarries.

Other Nations (2)

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Ohio	S2	Yes
North Dakota	SNR	Yes
New Hampshire	SNR	Yes
Michigan	SNR	Yes
Indiana	SNR	Yes
Minnesota	SNR	Yes
Maine	S3	Yes
Illinois	S2	Yes
Missouri	SH	Yes
Montana	S4	Yes
Nebraska	SNR	Yes
Wyoming	S2	Yes
Vermont	S2	Yes
Idaho	SNR	Yes
Colorado	S3	Yes
Pennsylvania	SNR	Yes
Utah	S3	Yes
South Dakota	S3	Yes
New York	S4	Yes
Massachusetts	SNR	Yes
Washington	SNR	Yes
Alaska	SNR	Yes
Iowa	SNR	Yes
Wisconsin	SNR	Yes

CanadaN5

Province	Rank	Native
Island of Newfoundland	S3	Yes
Manitoba	S5	Yes
Saskatchewan	S4	Yes
Nunavut	S4	Yes
New Brunswick	S4	Yes
Northwest Territories	S4	Yes
Alberta	S5	Yes
Quebec	SNR	Yes
Yukon Territory	S4	Yes
Nova Scotia	S2	Yes
Labrador	S3	Yes
British Columbia	S5	Yes
Prince Edward Island	S3	Yes
Ontario	S5	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (2)

Minnesota (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Cabin Creek	Superior National Forest	6,071

Wyoming (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Sheep Mountain	Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest	17,626

References (7)

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.
Gleason, H.A., and A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, New York. 910 pp.
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.
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.
McCance, R.M., Jr., and J.F. Burns, eds. 1984. Ohio endangered and threatened vascular plants: Abstracts of state-listed taxa. Division Natural Areas and Preserves, Ohio Dept. Natural Resources, Columbus. 635 pp.
Plants of the World Online (POWO). 2025. Plants of the World Online. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Online. Available: https://powo.science.kew.org/ (accessed 2025).
Weakley, A.S., and Southeastern Flora Team. 2025. Flora of the southeastern United States Web App. Edition of February 18, 2025. University of North Carolina Herbarium (NCU), North Carolina Botanical Garden, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Online. Available: https://fsus.ncbg.unc.edu (accessed 2025).