Juncus diffusissimus

ClassificationMonocots
FamilyJuncaceae
Family (Traditional)Juncaceae
GenusJuncus
Species:Juncus diffusissimus Buckley
Common NameSlimpod Rush
Growth Habitgraminoid
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: DRU; Natural Area Presence: GILES; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Natural Area Presence: LC; Natural Area Presence: LGS; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: graminoid; Moisture Requirements: Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Wetland; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Arrangement: basal; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: sessile; Leaf Type: grass-like; Leaf Venation: parallel; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: Brown (incl. Maroon); Base Flower Color: Green; Fruit Dehiscence: Yes; Fruit Type: Capsule; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Perianth Present: Yes; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 3
C value 3
StatusNative; AGCP (FACW), EMP (FACW) (NWPL); TN[SNR] KY[S5] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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  • Counties
  • Counties - Species Present
Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim

Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Adair (KY), Barren (KY), Bell (KY), Boyd (KY), Breckinridge (KY), Calloway (KY), Casey (KY), Clay (KY), Edmonson (KY), Estill (KY), Floyd (KY), Garrard (KY), Graves (KY), Harlan (KY), Hickman (KY), Jackson (KY), Jefferson (KY), Laurel (KY), Lee (KY), Letcher (KY), Lewis (KY), Livingston (KY), Lyon (KY), McCreary (KY), Madison (KY), Marshall (KY), Menifee (KY), Morgan (KY), Muhlenberg (KY), Nelson (KY), Pike (KY), Powell (KY), Pulaski (KY), Rockcastle (KY), Rowan (KY), Trigg (KY), Warren (KY), Whitley (KY), Benton (TN), Campbell (TN), Carroll (TN), Cheatham (TN), Coffee (TN), Crockett (TN), Cumberland (TN), DeKalb (TN), Fayette (TN), Fentress (TN), Franklin (TN), Giles (TN), Grundy (TN), Hamilton (TN), Hardeman (TN), Hardin (TN), Haywood (TN), Henderson (TN), Henry (TN), Humphreys (TN), Lawrence (TN), McNairy (TN), Marion (TN), Montgomery (TN), Morgan (TN), Overton (TN), Polk (TN), Putnam (TN), Scott (TN), Stewart (TN), Tipton (TN), Van Buren (TN), White (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, BEREA, BOON, EKY, KNK, MDKY, MEM, MTSU, TENN, UCHT, UOS, VDB

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1947 - 2009

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
31234100101367 Cumberland Tennessee 03 Jul 1990 V. E. McNeilus
90-459
EKY
Juncus diffusissimus
31234100101201 Whitley Kentucky 30 Jul 1978 Linda Stamper
38
EKY
Juncus diffusissimus
31234100101185 Rockcastle Kentucky 02 Aug 1978 J. Stuart Lassetter
3164
EKY
Juncus diffusissimus
31234100101243 Whitley Kentucky 08 Aug 1993 Steve Walker
760
EKY
Juncus diffusissimus
31234100100955 Calloway Kentucky 26 Jun 1990 Landon E. McKinney
4324
EKY
Juncus diffusissimus
31234100101219 Whitley Kentucky 28 Jun 1993 Steve Walker
672
EKY
Juncus diffusissimus
31234100101078 Laurel Kentucky 23 Jul 1993 Steve Walker
722
EKY
Juncus diffusissimus
31234100101045 Harlan Kentucky 16 Jul 1978 J. Skidmore
21
EKY
Juncus diffusissimus
31234100101052 Harlan Kentucky 03 Jul 1978 J. Stuart Lassetter
3036
EKY
Juncus diffusissimus
BEREA004809 Rockcastle Kentucky
BEREA
Juncus diffusissimus
31973000014435 Boyd Kentucky
KNK
Juncus diffusissimus
31973000014430 Morgan Kentucky
KNK
Juncus diffusissimus
TENN-V-0061996 Grundy Tennessee
TENN
Juncus diffusissimus
TENN-V-0061977 Cheatham Tennessee
TENN
Juncus diffusissimus
31234100101227 Whitley Kentucky 28 Jun 1993 Steve Walker
679
EKY
Juncus diffusissimus
31234100101193 Whitley Kentucky 09 Sep 1994 Randy L. Mears
s.n.
EKY
Juncus diffusissimus
31234100100989 Clay Kentucky 16 Jul 1988 Rick Coffey
21
EKY
Juncus diffusissimus
N/A Menifee Kentucky 17 Sep 1988 Ross C. Clark
21976
EKY
Juncus diffusissimus
31234100101094 Laurel Kentucky 20 Jul 1984 Nancy Bishop
23
EKY
Juncus diffusissimus
31234100100948 Adair Kentucky 19 Sep 1997 Joe Metzmeier
31
EKY
Juncus diffusissimus
31234100101235 Whitley Kentucky 08 Aug 1993 Steve Walker
779
EKY
Juncus diffusissimus
N/A Menifee Kentucky 17 Sep 1988 Ross C. Clark
21976
EKY
Juncus diffusissimus
BEREA004800 Calloway Kentucky
BEREA
Juncus diffusissimus
BEREA004811 Trigg Kentucky
BEREA
Juncus diffusissimus
BEREA004810 Rockcastle Kentucky
BEREA
Juncus diffusissimus
MDKY00005509 Floyd Kentucky
MDKY
Juncus diffusissimus
MDKY00005515 Rowan Kentucky
MDKY
Juncus diffusissimus
MDKY00005516 McCreary Kentucky
MDKY
Juncus diffusissimus
TENN-V-0061990 Fentress Tennessee
TENN
Juncus diffusissimus
31234100101003 Estill Kentucky Richard G. Guetig
713
EKY
Juncus diffusissimus
31234100101029 Floyd Kentucky 07 Jul 1982 Raymond Athey
4662
EKY
Juncus diffusissimus
31234100101375 Scott Tennessee 23 Jul 1987 Ronald L. Jones
6146
EKY
Juncus diffusissimus
31234100773405 Menifee Kentucky 17 Sep 1988 Ross C. Clark
21976
EKY
Juncus diffusissimus
31234100101177 Rockcastle Kentucky 31 Jul 1973 J. Stuart Lassetter
2000C
EKY
Juncus diffusissimus
N/A Garrard Kentucky 18 Jul 1984 Donna A. Godbey
36
EKY
Juncus diffusissimus
31234100101151 Rockcastle Kentucky 30 Jun 1987 Ralph L. Thompson
87-1078
EKY
Juncus diffusissimus
31234100101011 Estill Kentucky 23 Jun 1988 Richard G. Guetig
686
EKY
Juncus diffusissimus
31973000014434 Lewis Kentucky
KNK
Juncus diffusissimus
TENN-V-0062015 Montgomery Tennessee
TENN
Juncus diffusissimus
TENN-V-0062017 Morgan Tennessee
TENN
Juncus diffusissimus
TENN-V-0061976 Carroll Tennessee
TENN
Juncus diffusissimus
TENN-V-0061982 Cumberland Tennessee
TENN
Juncus diffusissimus
TENN-V-0062008 Henry Tennessee
TENN
Juncus diffusissimus
31234100100971 Casey Kentucky 25 Jun 1980 J. Stuart Lassetter
3547
EKY
Juncus diffusissimus
31234100101086 Laurel Kentucky 04 Jul 1993 Robert Klein
4
EKY
Juncus diffusissimus
31234100100963 Casey Kentucky 05 Jul 1988 Bruce Hoagland
277
EKY
Juncus diffusissimus
31234100739414 Harlan Kentucky 05 Sep 1998 Ronald L. Jones
8857
EKY
Juncus diffusissimus
31234100460631 Adair Kentucky 05 Jun 1988 Bruce Hoagland
145
EKY
Juncus diffusissimus
31234100101037 Graves Kentucky 27 Jul 1974 Raymond Athey
2880
EKY
Juncus diffusissimus
BEREA004806 Pulaski Kentucky
BEREA
Juncus diffusissimus
BEREA004799 Bell Kentucky
BEREA
Juncus diffusissimus
31973000014438 Rockcastle Kentucky
KNK
Juncus diffusissimus
TENN-V-0063452 Graves Kentucky
TENN
Juncus diffusissimus
TENN-V-0061986 Fayette Tennessee
TENN
Juncus diffusissimus
TENN-V-0062002 Hardin Tennessee
TENN
Juncus diffusissimus
TENN-V-0062001 Hardeman Tennessee
TENN
Juncus diffusissimus
TENN-V-0062007 Henderson Tennessee
TENN
Juncus diffusissimus
TENN-V-0062025 White Tennessee
TENN
Juncus diffusissimus
31234100101102 Laurel Kentucky 25 Jul 1989 Ralph L. Thompson
89-1787
EKY
Juncus diffusissimus
31234100100997 Estill Kentucky 19 Jul 1978 Marcus Camacho
35
EKY
Juncus diffusissimus
31234100101128 Muhlenberg Kentucky 09 Jul 1962 E. T. Browne Jr.
5775
EKY
Juncus diffusissimus
31234100101169 Rockcastle Kentucky 18 Jun 1984 B. Stilwell
39
EKY
Juncus diffusissimus
31234100101110 McCreary Kentucky 22 Jun 1990 Ronald L. Jones
6462
EKY
Juncus diffusissimus
BEREA004803 Laurel Kentucky
BEREA
Juncus diffusissimus
BEREA004808 Rockcastle Kentucky
BEREA
Juncus diffusissimus
BEREA004805 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Juncus diffusissimus
MDKY00005512 Rowan Kentucky
MDKY
Juncus diffusissimus
MDKY00005510 McCreary Kentucky
MDKY
Juncus diffusissimus
MDKY00005511 Letcher Kentucky
MDKY
Juncus diffusissimus
TENN-V-0061980 Coffee Tennessee
TENN
Juncus diffusissimus
TENN-V-0062024 Van Buren Tennessee
TENN
Juncus diffusissimus
TENN-V-0062005 Haywood Tennessee
TENN
Juncus diffusissimus
TENN-V-0061997 Hamilton Tennessee
TENN
Juncus diffusissimus
31234100101144 Pulaski Kentucky 16 Jun 1988 Frances Carter
37
EKY
Juncus diffusissimus
BEREA004801 Garrard Kentucky
BEREA
Juncus diffusissimus
31973000014439 McCreary Kentucky
KNK
Juncus diffusissimus
31973000014433 Rockcastle Kentucky
KNK
Juncus diffusissimus
31973000014431 Madison Kentucky
KNK
Juncus diffusissimus
31973000014428 Laurel Kentucky
KNK
Juncus diffusissimus
TENN-V-0062000 Hardeman Tennessee
TENN
Juncus diffusissimus
TENN-V-0061998 Hamilton Tennessee
TENN
Juncus diffusissimus
TENN-V-0061999 Hardeman Tennessee
TENN
Juncus diffusissimus
TENN-V-0061984 Cumberland Tennessee
TENN
Juncus diffusissimus
TENN-V-0062020 Overton Tennessee
TENN
Juncus diffusissimus
TENN-V-0061993 Giles Tennessee
TENN
Juncus diffusissimus
TENN-V-0062016 Morgan Tennessee
TENN
Juncus diffusissimus
TENN-V-0062004 Haywood Tennessee
TENN
Juncus diffusissimus
31234100101250 Fayette Tennessee 25 May 2005 Robert Oney
EKY
Juncus diffusissimus
31234100101060 Jackson Kentucky 08 Jul 1989 Joe Abner
89-144
EKY
Juncus diffusissimus
31234100101136 Pulaski Kentucky 21 Jun 1991 John Richard Abbott
692
EKY
Juncus diffusissimus
BEREA004802 Laurel Kentucky
BEREA
Juncus diffusissimus
31973000014429 Rowan Kentucky
KNK
Juncus diffusissimus
31973000014436 Pike Kentucky
KNK
Juncus diffusissimus
TENN-V-0242204 Marion Tennessee
TENN
Juncus diffusissimus
TENN-V-0061994 Grundy Tennessee
TENN
Juncus diffusissimus
TENN-V-0061974 Benton Tennessee
TENN
Juncus diffusissimus
TENN-V-0061973 Benton Tennessee
TENN
Juncus diffusissimus
TENN-V-0063475 Rockcastle Kentucky
TENN
Juncus diffusissimus
TENN-V-0062009 McNairy Tennessee
TENN
Juncus diffusissimus
TENN-V-0061972 Benton Tennessee
TENN
Juncus diffusissimus
TENN-V-0063453 Nelson Kentucky
TENN
Juncus diffusissimus
UCHT005181 Marion Tennessee
UCHT
Juncus diffusissimus
31234100097672 Adair Kentucky 05 Jun 1988 Bruce Hoagland
141
EKY
Juncus diffusissimus
BEREA004807 Rockcastle Kentucky
BEREA
Juncus diffusissimus
BEREA022928 Pulaski Kentucky
BEREA
Juncus diffusissimus
BEREA004804 Lee Kentucky
BEREA
Juncus diffusissimus
TENN-V-0062011 Marion Tennessee
TENN
Juncus diffusissimus
TENN-V-0061995 Grundy Tennessee
TENN
Juncus diffusissimus
TENN-V-0061975 Campbell Tennessee
TENN
Juncus diffusissimus
TENN-V-0061992 Giles Tennessee
TENN
Juncus diffusissimus
TENN-V-0061987 Fayette Tennessee
TENN
Juncus diffusissimus
TENN-V-0062010 Marion Tennessee
TENN
Juncus diffusissimus
TENN-V-0061985 DeKalb Tennessee
TENN
Juncus diffusissimus
APSC0035917 Lyon Kentucky
APSC
Juncus diffusissimus
APSC0101339 Powell Kentucky
APSC
Juncus diffusissimus
APSC0035915 Trigg Kentucky 12 Jun 2003 Ralph Thompson
APSC
Juncus diffusissimus
APSC0101358 Edmonson Kentucky 12 Jul 1973
APSC
Juncus diffusissimus
TENN-V-0061988 Fayette Tennessee
TENN
Juncus diffusissimus
TENN-V-0062019 Overton Tennessee
TENN
Juncus diffusissimus
TENN-V-0062021 Polk Tennessee
TENN
Juncus diffusissimus
TENN-V-0061981 Crockett Tennessee
TENN
Juncus diffusissimus
TENN-V-0062012 Marion Tennessee
TENN
Juncus diffusissimus
TENN-V-0062014 Montgomery Tennessee
TENN
Juncus diffusissimus
TENN-V-0061979 Coffee Tennessee
TENN
Juncus diffusissimus
TENN-V-0062006 Haywood Tennessee
TENN
Juncus diffusissimus
APSC0110967 Putnam Tennessee
APSC
Juncus diffusissimus
APSC0035918 Humphreys Tennessee
APSC
Juncus diffusissimus
APSC0101350 Whitley Kentucky
APSC
Juncus diffusissimus
APSC0035925 Carroll Tennessee 11 Aug 1947 R.E. Shanks
APSC
Juncus diffusissimus
APSC0101359 Hickman Kentucky
APSC
Juncus diffusissimus
APSC0100424 Laurel Kentucky
APSC
Juncus diffusissimus
BRIT168936 Tennessee
VDB
Juncus diffusissimus
TENN-V-0061989 Fentress Tennessee
TENN
Juncus diffusissimus
TENN-V-0062022 Scott Tennessee
TENN
Juncus diffusissimus
TENN-V-0062018 Morgan Tennessee
TENN
Juncus diffusissimus
TENN-V-0061991 Franklin Tennessee
TENN
Juncus diffusissimus
APSC0062479 Carroll Tennessee 08 Jun 2009 Dwayne Estes
APSC
Juncus diffusissimus
APSC0035916 Trigg Kentucky 21 Jun 1983 Edward Chester
APSC
Juncus diffusissimus
APSC0035931 Marion Tennessee
APSC
Juncus diffusissimus
UCHT035138 Polk Tennessee
UCHT
Juncus diffusissimus
UOS07246 Franklin Tennessee 05 Jul 2001 Mary P. Priestley
UOS
Juncus diffusissimus
N/A Coffee Tennessee 05 Jun 1996 Landon E. McKinney
UOS
Juncus diffusissimus
BRIT168929 Tennessee
VDB
Juncus diffusissimus
BRIT168928 Tennessee
VDB
Juncus diffusissimus
MEM005748 Livingston Kentucky 05 Jul 1970 Raymond Athey
1093
MEM
Juncus diffusissimus
007639 Van Buren Tennessee 26 Aug 2001 Chris A. Fleming
FCF-1541
BOON
Juncus diffusissimus
APSC0101357 Breckinridge Kentucky 12 Jun 1971
APSC
Juncus diffusissimus
APSC0035926 Montgomery Tennessee 24 Jun 1950 Alfred Clebsch
APSC
Juncus diffusissimus
APSC0101346 Pike Kentucky
APSC
Juncus diffusissimus
APSC0101355 Calloway Kentucky
APSC
Juncus diffusissimus
APSC0035927 Montgomery Tennessee 24 Jun 1950 Alfred Clebsch
APSC
Juncus diffusissimus
APSC0101347 Boyd Kentucky 09 Aug 1982 Max Medley
APSC
Juncus diffusissimus
UCHT035137 Polk Tennessee
UCHT
Juncus diffusissimus
BRIT168934 Tennessee
VDB
Juncus diffusissimus
BRIT168930 Tennessee
VDB
Juncus diffusissimus
BRIT168933 Tennessee
VDB
Juncus diffusissimus
APSC0035934 Hardin Tennessee 13 Sep 1966 Sohmer
APSC
Juncus diffusissimus
APSC0035920 Stewart Tennessee
APSC
Juncus diffusissimus
UCHT035139 Polk Tennessee
UCHT
Juncus diffusissimus
UOS07244 Franklin Tennessee 02 Jul 1997 Yolande M. Gottfried
UOS
Juncus diffusissimus
BRIT168925 Tennessee
VDB
Juncus diffusissimus
BEREA025649 Lewis Kentucky
BEREA
Juncus diffusissimus
TENN-V-0061978 Coffee Tennessee
TENN
Juncus diffusissimus
TENN-V-0062003 Haywood Tennessee
TENN
Juncus diffusissimus
TENN-V-0062023 Van Buren Tennessee
TENN
Juncus diffusissimus
UCHT005183 Van Buren Tennessee
UCHT
Juncus diffusissimus
APSC0101356 Muhlenberg Kentucky
APSC
Juncus diffusissimus
APSC0035922 Hardin Tennessee 13 Sep 1966 Sohmer
APSC
Juncus diffusissimus
APSC0091218 Putnam Tennessee
APSC
Juncus diffusissimus
APSC0035913 Stewart Tennessee
APSC
Juncus diffusissimus
APSC0101352 Warren Kentucky 02 Jul 1973
APSC
Juncus diffusissimus
APSC0035921 Henry Tennessee
APSC
Juncus diffusissimus
APSC0035919 Henry Tennessee
APSC
Juncus diffusissimus
UOS07247 Coffee Tennessee 05 Jun 1996 Landon E. McKinney
UOS
Juncus diffusissimus
TENN-V-0061983 Cumberland Tennessee
TENN
Juncus diffusissimus
TENN-V-0062013 Marion Tennessee
TENN
Juncus diffusissimus
UCHT005179 Marion Tennessee
UCHT
Juncus diffusissimus
UCHT005180 Marion Tennessee
UCHT
Juncus diffusissimus
APSC0035933 Morgan Tennessee
APSC
Juncus diffusissimus
APSC0035910 Stewart Tennessee
APSC
Juncus diffusissimus
MTSU003295 Coffee Tennessee 05 Jun 1996 Landon E. McKinney
MTSU
Juncus diffusissimus
BRIT168932 Tennessee
VDB
Juncus diffusissimus
BRIT215172 Hickman Kentucky
VDB
Juncus diffusissimus
BRIT215169 Calloway Kentucky
VDB
Juncus diffusissimus
BRIT215173 Marshall Kentucky
VDB
Juncus diffusissimus
APSC0035923 Humphreys Tennessee
APSC
Juncus diffusissimus
APSC0101059 Letcher Kentucky
APSC
Juncus diffusissimus
APSC0101340 Jefferson Kentucky 18 Jun 1983 Max Medley
APSC
Juncus diffusissimus
APSC0115365 Lawrence Tennessee
APSC
Juncus diffusissimus
APSC0035912 Stewart Tennessee
APSC
Juncus diffusissimus
APSC0035924 Morgan Tennessee
APSC
Juncus diffusissimus
APSC0035914 Trigg Kentucky 28 Jun 1988 Edward Chester
APSC
Juncus diffusissimus
APSC0035911 Stewart Tennessee
APSC
Juncus diffusissimus
BRIT168935 Tennessee
VDB
Juncus diffusissimus
BRIT168924 Tennessee
VDB
Juncus diffusissimus
BRIT168931 Tennessee
VDB
Juncus diffusissimus
MEM005840 Marshall Kentucky 10 Jun 1969 Raymond Athey
679
MEM
Juncus diffusissimus
MEM006178 Calloway Kentucky 14 Jun 1972 Raymond Athey
1843
MEM
Juncus diffusissimus
BRIT215171 Graves Kentucky
VDB
Juncus diffusissimus
APSC0101354 Barren Kentucky
APSC
Juncus diffusissimus
APSC0035930 Polk Tennessee
APSC
Juncus diffusissimus
BRIT168927 Tennessee
VDB
Juncus diffusissimus
BRIT168926 Tennessee
VDB
Juncus diffusissimus
MEM005799 Hickman Kentucky 27 Jun 1971 Raymond Athey
1423
MEM
Juncus diffusissimus
MEM014821 Tipton Tennessee 03 Jul 1968 Sarah J. Warrington
118
MEM
Juncus diffusissimus
BRIT215175 Pulaski Kentucky
VDB
Juncus diffusissimus
BRIT215170 Floyd Kentucky
VDB
Juncus diffusissimus
BRIT215174 Nelson Kentucky
VDB
Juncus diffusissimus
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