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Juncaceae[FNA22, HC, HC2](Rush Family)
Synonyms: (none)

References:

» The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group. 2003. An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG II. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 141: 399–436.

Family information last updated 10/21/2003 by Peter F. Zika.

Taxon (native taxa in boldface)
Common Names
# Synonyms
Juncus acuminatus Michx.[FNA22, HC, HC2]
knotty leaf rush, sharp-fruited rush, tapered rush
3 synonyms
Juncus alpinoarticulatus Chaix[FNA22, HC2]
alpine rush, northern rush
5 synonyms
Juncus anthelatus (Wiegand) R.E. Brooks[FNA22, HC2]
giant path rush
2 synonyms
Juncus articulatus L.[FNA22, HC, HC2]
joint-leaved rush, jointed rush
3 synonyms
ssp. articulatus[HC2, JPM2]
jointed rush, jointleaf rush
0 synonyms
Juncus balticus Willd.[HC, HC2]
Baltic rush
1 synonym
ssp. ater (Rydb.) Snogerup[HC2]
Baltic rush, valley rush
7 synonyms
Juncus bolanderi Engelm.[FNA22, HC, HC2]
Bolander's rush
1 synonym
Juncus brachycarpus Engelm.[FNA22, HC2]
short-fruit rush
0 synonyms
Juncus breweri Engelm.[HC2, IFBC]
Brewer's rush, salt rush
1 synonym
Juncus bufonius L.[FNA22, HC, HC2]
toad rush
0 synonyms
var. bufonius[HC2, JPM2]
toad rush
0 synonyms
var. congestus Wahlb.[HC2, JPM2]
clustered toad rush
0 synonyms
var. occidentalis F.J. Herm.[HC2, JPM2]
western toad rush
1 synonym
Juncus bulbosus L.[FNA22, HC2]
bulbous rush, spreading rush
2 synonyms
Juncus canadensis J. Gay ex Laharpe[FNA22, HC2]
Canadian rush
4 synonyms
Juncus compressus Jacq.[FNA22, HC2]
round-fruit rush
0 synonyms
Juncus confusus Coville[FNA22, HC, HC2]
Colorado rush
1 synonym
Juncus conglomeratus L.[HC2]
compact rush
1 synonym
Juncus covillei Piper[FNA22, HC, HC2, JPM2]
Coville's rush
6 synonyms
Juncus diffusissimus Buckley[FNA22, HC2]
diffuse rush, slimpod rush
0 synonyms
Juncus drummondii E. Mey.[FNA22, HC, HC2]
Drummond's rush, threeflower rush
6 synonyms
Juncus dudleyi Wiegand[FNA22, HC2]
Dudley's rush
2 synonyms
Juncus effusus L.[FNA22, HC, HC2]
common rush, Pacific rush, soft rush
0 synonyms
ssp. effusus[HC2]
soft rush
3 synonyms
ssp. pacificus (Fernald & Wiegand) Piper & Beattie[HC2]
Pacific rush
1 synonym
ssp. solutus (Fernald & Wiegand) Hämet-Ahti[HC2]
eastern soft rush
1 synonym
Juncus ensifolius Wikstr.[FNA22, HC, HC2, JPM2]
dagger rush, daggerleaf rush
1 synonym
Juncus falcatus E. Mey.[FNA22, HC, HC2]
sickle-leaved rush
0 synonyms
ssp. sitchensis (Buchenau) Hultén[HC2, JPM2]
Alaskan sickle-leaved rush
4 synonyms
Juncus filiformis L.[FNA22, HC, HC2]
thread rush
0 synonyms
Juncus gerardi Loisel.[HC2]
black rush, mud rush
2 synonyms
ssp. gerardi[HC2]
black grass, Gerard's rush, mud rush
4 synonyms
Juncus hemiendytus F.J. Herm.[FNA22, HC, HC2, Peck]
dwarf rush
0 synonyms
var. hemiendytus[FNA22, HC2]
dwarf rush, Hermann's dwarf rush
2 synonyms
Juncus hesperius (Piper) Lint[HC2]
bog rush, coastal rush
1 synonym
Juncus howellii F.J. Herm.[FNA22, HC, HC2]
Howell's rush
0 synonyms
Juncus inflexus L.[FNA22, HC2]
blue rush
1 synonym
ssp. inflexus[HC2]
blue rush
0 synonyms
Juncus interior Wiegand[FNA22, HC, HC2]
inland rush
3 synonyms
Juncus kelloggii Engelm.[FNA22, HC, HC2]
Kellogg's rush
1 synonym
Juncus laccatus Zika[HC2]
shiny rush
1 synonym
Juncus longistylis Torr.[FNA22, HC, HC2]
long-styled rush
1 synonym
Juncus mertensianus Bong.[FNA22, HC, HC2]
Mertens' rush
4 synonyms
Juncus nevadensis S. Watson[FNA22, HC, HC2]
Nevada rush
4 synonyms
var. inventus (L.F. Hend.) C.L. Hitchc.[HC, HC2, JPM2]
dune rush, Oregon rush
0 synonyms
var. nevadensis[HC, HC2]
Nevada rush, Sierra rush
4 synonyms
Juncus nodosus L.[FNA22, HC, HC2]
knotted rush, tuberous rush
3 synonyms
Juncus occidentalis (Coville) Wiegand[FNA22, HC2]
western rush
2 synonyms
Juncus orthophyllus Coville[FNA22, HC, HC2]
straight-leaved rush
2 synonyms
Juncus oxymeris Engelm.[FNA22, HC, HC2]
pointed rush
1 synonym
Juncus parryi Engelm.[FNA22, HC, HC2]
Parry's rush
2 synonyms
Juncus patens E. Mey.[FNA22, HC, HC2]
spreading rush
0 synonyms
Juncus pelocarpus E. Mey.[FNA22, HC2]
brown-fruited rush
3 synonyms
Juncus pylaei Laharpe[HC2]
common rush
0 synonyms
Juncus regelii Buchenau[FNA22, HC, HC2]
Regel's rush
1 synonym
Juncus saximontanus A. Nelson[HC2, JPM2]
Rocky Mountain rush
3 synonyms
Juncus supiniformis Engelm.[FNA22, HC, HC2]
hair-leaved rush, spreading rush
2 synonyms
Juncus tenuis Willd.[FNA22, HC, HC2]
path rush, poverty rush, slender rush
6 synonyms
Juncus tiehmii Ertter[FNA22, HC2]
Tiehm's dwarf rush
0 synonyms
Juncus torreyi Coville[FNA22, HC, HC2]
Torrey's rush
2 synonyms
Juncus trilocularis Zika[HC2]
foothill rush
1 synonym
Juncus tweedyi Rydb.[WTU]
narrow-panicled rush
5 synonyms
Juncus uncialis Greene[FNA22, HC, HC2]
inch-high rush
0 synonyms
Juncus vaseyi Engelm.[FNA22, HC, HC2]
Vasey's rush
0 synonyms
Luzula arcuata (Wahlenb.) Sw.[FNA22, HC, HC2]
curved woodrush
0 synonyms
ssp. unalaschcensis (Buchenau) Hultén[FNA22, HC2]
curved woodrush
7 synonyms
Luzula campestris (L.) DC.[FNA22, HC, HC2]
field woodrush
1 synonym
ssp. campestris[HC2]
field woodrush
0 synonyms
Luzula cascadensis Zika[HC2]
Cascades woodrush
0 synonyms
Luzula comosa E. Mey.[FNA22, HC2]
Pacific woodrush
1 synonym
var. comosa[HC2, JPM2]
pale woodrush
4 synonyms
var. laxa Buchenau[HC2, JPM2]
Pacific woodrush
0 synonyms
Luzula forsteri (Sm.) DC.[HC2]
southern woodrush
0 synonyms
ssp. forsteri[HC2]
southern woodrush
0 synonyms
Luzula hitchcockii Hämet-Ahti[FNA22, HC, HC2]
Hitchcock's woodrush, smooth woodrush
2 synonyms
Luzula macrantha (S. Watson) Zika & B.L. Wilson[HC2]
large-anthered woodrush, large-flowered woodrush, prairie woodrush
0 synonyms
Luzula multiflora (Ehrh.) Lej.[FNA22, HC2]
common woodrush
7 synonyms
Luzula parviflora (Ehrh.) Desv.[FNA22, HC, HC2]
small-flowered woodrush
6 synonyms
Luzula piperi (Coville) M.E. Jones[FNA22, HC, HC2]
Piper's woodrush
3 synonyms
Luzula spicata (L.) DC.[FNA22, HC, HC2]
spiked woodrush
1 synonym
ssp. spicata[HC2]
spiked woodrush
0 synonyms
Luzula subsessilis (S. Watson) Buchenau[HC2, IFBC]
short-stalked wood-rush
0 synonyms
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