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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)
United StatesN5
ProvinceRankNative
VermontSNRYes
MassachusettsSNRYes
Rhode IslandSNRYes
VirginiaS5Yes
MississippiSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
ArizonaSNRYes
ColoradoSNRYes
UtahSNRYes
District of ColumbiaS5Yes
MissouriSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
MarylandSNRYes
South DakotaSNRYes
North CarolinaS5Yes
West VirginiaS5Yes
NebraskaSNRYes
LouisianaSNRYes
KansasSNRYes
MaineSNRYes
FloridaSNRYes
New YorkS5Yes
TexasSNRYes
South CarolinaSNRYes
OklahomaSNRYes
IowaS5Yes
North DakotaSNRYes
AlaskaS2Yes
WisconsinSNRYes
IdahoSNRYes
WyomingSNRYes
New JerseyS5Yes
DelawareS5Yes
MontanaS4Yes
IllinoisS5Yes
AlabamaSNRYes
New MexicoSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
TennesseeSNRYes
CaliforniaSNRYes
HawaiiSNANo
OhioSNRYes
PennsylvaniaSNRYes
OregonSNRYes
ConnecticutSNRYes
KentuckySNRYes
ArkansasSNRYes
New HampshireSNRYes
GeorgiaSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
NevadaS2Yes
CanadaNNR
ProvinceRankNative
Prince Edward IslandSNRYes
SaskatchewanS5Yes
Northwest TerritoriesSUYes
LabradorS2Yes
ManitobaS4Yes
QuebecSNRYes
British ColumbiaSNRYes
Nova ScotiaSNRYes
OntarioSNRYes
AlbertaS5Yes
New BrunswickSNRYes
Island of NewfoundlandS4Yes
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.