Roadless Areas
Home/Species/ Rocky Mountain Rush

Juncus saximontanus

A. Nels.

Rocky Mountain Rush

G5Secure Found in 9 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.149830
Element CodePMJUN012H0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassMonocotyledoneae
OrderJuncales
FamilyJuncaceae
GenusJuncus
Synonyms
Juncus ensifolius var. montanus(Engelm.) C.L. Hitchc.
Other Common Names
Jonc des montagnes (FR) Rocky Mountain 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
Kartesz (1994, 1999) recognize Juncus saximontanus and J. tracyi as distinct spepcies. In contrast, FNA (vol. 22, 2000) includes Juncus saximontanus (= J. ensifolius var. montanus) as a variety of J. ensifolius and includes J. tracyi in it.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2016-06-27
Change Date1993-06-25
Edition Date1993-06-25
Edition AuthorsStoner, N.
Range Extent Comments
OR to CO, BC, UT, NV, NM, TX, AZ.
Occurrences Comments
Common.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Wet meadows, streambanks, springs, and lakeshores with Juniperus in the south and Pinus contorta, P. ponderosa, and P. jefferyi in the north.
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
AlaskaSNRYes
OregonSNRYes
NevadaSNRYes
WyomingSNRYes
ColoradoSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
UtahSNRYes
New MexicoSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
CaliforniaSNRYes
TexasSNRYes
IdahoSNRYes
ArizonaSNRYes
South DakotaSNRYes
CanadaNNR
ProvinceRankNative
AlbertaSNRYes
British ColumbiaSNRYes
SaskatchewanSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (9)
Arizona (1)
AreaForestAcres
Happy ValleyCoronado National Forest7,972
New Mexico (6)
AreaForestAcres
Devils CreekGila National Forest89,916
GallinasSanta Fe National Forest13,208
Gila BoxGila National Forest23,759
Holy GhostSanta Fe National Forest2,352
PecosCarson National Forest13,436
Pecos WS RiverSanta Fe National Forest5,396
Utah (2)
AreaForestAcres
Swan Creek MountainWasatch-Cache National Forest9,390
Temple PeakWasatch-Cache National Forest24,081
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. Kirschner, J. et al. 2002. Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. Part 6, Juncaceae 1: Rostkovia to Luzula. 237 pp. Part 7, Juncaceae 2: Juncus subg. Juncus. 336 pp. Part 8, Juncaceae 3: Juncus subg. Agathryon. Australia Biological Resources Study, Canberra. 192 pp.
  4. Welsh, S.L., N.D. Atwood, L.C. Higgins, and S. Goodrich, eds. 1987. A Utah Flora. Great Basin Naturalist Memoir 9: 1- 894. Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah. 894 pp.