Juncus coriaceus

ClassificationMonocots
FamilyJuncaceae
Family (Traditional)Juncaceae
GenusJuncus
Species:Juncus coriaceus Mackenzie
Common NameLeathery Rush
Growth Habitgraminoid
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: BE; Natural Area Presence: FCFSP; Natural Area Presence: GILES; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Natural Area Presence: LC; Natural Area Presence: LCW; Natural Area Presence: LGS; Natural Area Presence: LRC; Natural Area Presence: LULA; Natural Area Presence: RCSP; Natural Area Presence: SGSNA; Natural Area Presence: TRG; Natural Area Presence: WOLF; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: graminoid; Moisture Requirements: Mesic-Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Wetland; Region of Origin: North America; 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
C value 5
StatusNative; AGCP (FACW), EMP (FACW) (NWPL); TN[SNR] KY[S3S4] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
Specimen(s) View and Download Specimen Details »

** Not applicable or data not available.

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
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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

SynonymFull Citation
Juncus setaceus Juncus setaceus Van Hall

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: Clinton (KY), Edmonson (KY), Laurel (KY), McCreary (KY), Pulaski (KY), Whitley (KY), Anderson (TN), Bledsoe (TN), Blount (TN), Bradley (TN), Campbell (TN), Cannon (TN), Carter (TN), Cheatham (TN), Claiborne (TN), Cocke (TN), Coffee (TN), Cumberland (TN), Davidson (TN), Dickson (TN), Fayette (TN), Fentress (TN), Franklin (TN), Giles (TN), Grainger (TN), Grundy (TN), Hamilton (TN), Hardeman (TN), Hardin (TN), Hawkins (TN), Haywood (TN), Henderson (TN), Henry (TN), Hickman (TN), Jackson (TN), Johnson (TN), Knox (TN), Lawrence (TN), Lewis (TN), Lincoln (TN), Loudon (TN), McMinn (TN), McNairy (TN), Marion (TN), Maury (TN), Meigs (TN), Monroe (TN), Morgan (TN), Overton (TN), Pickett (TN), Polk (TN), Putnam (TN), Rhea (TN), Roane (TN), Scott (TN), Sequatchie (TN), Shelby (TN), Sullivan (TN), Unicoi (TN), Van Buren (TN), Warren (TN), White (TN)

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

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1966 - 2019

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
31234100100757 McCreary Kentucky 10 Aug 1991 Ronald L. Jones
6811
EKY
Juncus coriaceus
31234100100799 Whitley Kentucky 28 Jul 1978 Linda Stamper
EKY
Juncus coriaceus
31234100100765 McCreary Kentucky 09 Aug 1990 Ronald L. Jones
6570
EKY
Juncus coriaceus
31234100100807 Whitley Kentucky 28 Jun 1993 Steve Walker
683
EKY
Juncus coriaceus
31234100460375 Clinton Kentucky 09 Aug 1999 Mark A. Gorton
99-1050
EKY
Juncus coriaceus
31234100100781 Laurel Kentucky 22 Jul 1987 Ralph L. Thompson
87-1329
EKY
Juncus coriaceus
31234100100856 Franklin Tennessee 01 Jul 1987 Ronald L. Jones
4997
EKY
Juncus coriaceus
31234100100732 Pulaski Kentucky 22 Jun 1991 Ronald L. Jones
6786
EKY
Juncus coriaceus
31234100100864 Putnam Tennessee 03 Jun 1987 Ronald L. Jones
4821
EKY
Juncus coriaceus
31234100100872 Scott Tennessee 02 Aug 1992 Steve Walker
458
EKY
Juncus coriaceus
BEREA004797 Whitley Kentucky
BEREA
Juncus coriaceus
BEREA004798 Cannon Tennessee
BEREA
Juncus coriaceus
BEREA004795 Laurel Kentucky
BEREA
Juncus coriaceus
BEREA004796 Laurel Kentucky
BEREA
Juncus coriaceus
ETSU002604 Unicoi Tennessee 19 Aug 2014 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Juncus coriaceus
MDKY00005495 McCreary Kentucky
MDKY
Juncus coriaceus
TENN-V-0061825 Putnam Tennessee
TENN
Juncus coriaceus
TENN-V-0061743 Blount Tennessee
TENN
Juncus coriaceus
TENN-V-0061808 McMinn Tennessee
TENN
Juncus coriaceus
TENN-V-0061748 Coffee Tennessee
TENN
Juncus coriaceus
TENN-V-0061837 Van Buren Tennessee
TENN
Juncus coriaceus
TENN-V-0061746 Bradley Tennessee
TENN
Juncus coriaceus
TENN-V-0061834 Sequatchie Tennessee
TENN
Juncus coriaceus
TENN-V-0061744 Blount Tennessee
TENN
Juncus coriaceus
TENN-V-0061755 Coffee Tennessee
TENN
Juncus coriaceus
TENN-V-0061839 Van Buren Tennessee
TENN
Juncus coriaceus
TENN-V-0061745 Blount Tennessee
TENN
Juncus coriaceus
TENN-V-0061823 Putnam Tennessee
TENN
Juncus coriaceus
TENN-V-0061782 Grundy Tennessee
TENN
Juncus coriaceus
TENN-V-0061816 Overton Tennessee
TENN
Juncus coriaceus
TENN-V-0061792 Lawrence Tennessee
TENN
Juncus coriaceus
TENN-V-0061760 Dickson Tennessee
TENN
Juncus coriaceus
TENN-V-0061832 Roane Tennessee
TENN
Juncus coriaceus
TENN-V-0061836 Shelby Tennessee
TENN
Juncus coriaceus
TENN-V-0061759 Davidson Tennessee
TENN
Juncus coriaceus
TENN-V-0061838 Van Buren Tennessee
TENN
Juncus coriaceus
TENN-V-0061833 Scott Tennessee
TENN
Juncus coriaceus
TENN-V-0061819 Overton Tennessee
TENN
Juncus coriaceus
TENN-V-0061767 Cocke Tennessee
TENN
Juncus coriaceus
TENN-V-0061828 Rhea Tennessee
TENN
Juncus coriaceus
TENN-V-0061796 Lincoln Tennessee
TENN
Juncus coriaceus
TENN-V-0061768 Cocke Tennessee
TENN
Juncus coriaceus
TENN-V-0061784 Haywood Tennessee
TENN
Juncus coriaceus
TENN-V-0061785 Hardeman Tennessee
TENN
Juncus coriaceus
TENN-V-0061781 Grainger Tennessee
TENN
Juncus coriaceus
TENN-V-0061806 Maury Tennessee
TENN
Juncus coriaceus
TENN-V-0061822 Polk Tennessee
TENN
Juncus coriaceus
TENN-V-0061773 Fentress Tennessee
TENN
Juncus coriaceus
TENN-V-0061787 Hardin Tennessee
TENN
Juncus coriaceus
TENN-V-0061780 Giles Tennessee
TENN
Juncus coriaceus
TENN-V-0061827 Rhea Tennessee
TENN
Juncus coriaceus
TENN-V-0061831 Roane Tennessee
TENN
Juncus coriaceus
TENN-V-0061818 Overton Tennessee
TENN
Juncus coriaceus
TENN-V-0061761 Campbell Tennessee
TENN
Juncus coriaceus
TENN-V-0061758 Cumberland Tennessee
TENN
Juncus coriaceus
TENN-V-0061817 Overton Tennessee
TENN
Juncus coriaceus
TENN-V-0061814 Monroe Tennessee
TENN
Juncus coriaceus
TENN-V-0061820 Pickett Tennessee
TENN
Juncus coriaceus
TENN-V-0061753 Coffee Tennessee
TENN
Juncus coriaceus
TENN-V-0061786 Hardin Tennessee
TENN
Juncus coriaceus
TENN-V-0061791 Knox Tennessee
TENN
Juncus coriaceus
TENN-V-0061795 Lewis Tennessee
TENN
Juncus coriaceus
TENN-V-0061754 Coffee Tennessee
TENN
Juncus coriaceus
TENN-V-0061765 Cheatham Tennessee
TENN
Juncus coriaceus
TENN-V-0061835 Shelby Tennessee
TENN
Juncus coriaceus
TENN-V-0061747 Campbell Tennessee
TENN
Juncus coriaceus
TENN-V-0061813 Monroe Tennessee
TENN
Juncus coriaceus
TENN-V-0061739 Anderson Tennessee
TENN
Juncus coriaceus
TENN-V-0061783 Hamilton Tennessee
TENN
Juncus coriaceus
TENN-V-0061804 Marion Tennessee
TENN
Juncus coriaceus
TENN-V-0061756 Coffee Tennessee
TENN
Juncus coriaceus
TENN-V-0061800 Marion Tennessee
TENN
Juncus coriaceus
TENN-V-0061841 Warren Tennessee
TENN
Juncus coriaceus
TENN-V-0061774 Franklin Tennessee
TENN
Juncus coriaceus
TENN-V-0240912 Sequatchie Tennessee
TENN
Juncus coriaceus
TENN-V-0061789 Henry Tennessee
TENN
Juncus coriaceus
TENN-V-0061776 Franklin Tennessee
TENN
Juncus coriaceus
TENN-V-0061777 Franklin Tennessee
TENN
Juncus coriaceus
TENN-V-0061794 Lewis Tennessee
TENN
Juncus coriaceus
TENN-V-0061815 Morgan Tennessee
TENN
Juncus coriaceus
TENN-V-0061770 Fayette Tennessee
TENN
Juncus coriaceus
TENN-V-0061740 Anderson Tennessee
TENN
Juncus coriaceus
TENN-V-0061810 Meigs Tennessee
TENN
Juncus coriaceus
TENN-V-0061842 White Tennessee
TENN
Juncus coriaceus
TENN-V-0061821 Polk Tennessee
TENN
Juncus coriaceus
TENN-V-0061778 Giles Tennessee
TENN
Juncus coriaceus
TENN-V-0061775 Franklin Tennessee
TENN
Juncus coriaceus
TENN-V-0061779 Giles Tennessee
TENN
Juncus coriaceus
TENN-V-0061788 Henderson Tennessee
TENN
Juncus coriaceus
TENN-V-0061830 Roane Tennessee
TENN
Juncus coriaceus
TENN-V-0061790 Hickman Tennessee
TENN
Juncus coriaceus
TENN-V-0061807 Maury Tennessee
TENN
Juncus coriaceus
TENN-V-0061762 Campbell Tennessee
TENN
Juncus coriaceus
TENN-V-0061805 Marion Tennessee
TENN
Juncus coriaceus
TENN-V-0061809 McNairy Tennessee
TENN
Juncus coriaceus
TENN-V-0061829 Rhea Tennessee
TENN
Juncus coriaceus
TENN-V-0061799 Marion Tennessee
TENN
Juncus coriaceus
TENN-V-0061750 Coffee Tennessee
TENN
Juncus coriaceus
TENN-V-0061749 Coffee Tennessee
TENN
Juncus coriaceus
TENN-V-0061741 Bledsoe Tennessee
TENN
Juncus coriaceus
TENN-V-0061811 Monroe Tennessee
TENN
Juncus coriaceus
TENN-V-0061752 Coffee Tennessee
TENN
Juncus coriaceus
TENN-V-0061826 Putnam Tennessee
TENN
Juncus coriaceus
TENN-V-0061766 Claiborne Tennessee
TENN
Juncus coriaceus
TENN-V-0061802 Marion Tennessee
TENN
Juncus coriaceus
TENN-V-0061840 Warren Tennessee
TENN
Juncus coriaceus
TENN-V-0061798 Loudon Tennessee
TENN
Juncus coriaceus
TENN-V-0061742 Bledsoe Tennessee
TENN
Juncus coriaceus
TENN-V-0061824 Putnam Tennessee
TENN
Juncus coriaceus
TENN-V-0061751 Coffee Tennessee
TENN
Juncus coriaceus
TENN-V-0061771 Fayette Tennessee
TENN
Juncus coriaceus
TENN-V-0061757 Cumberland Tennessee
TENN
Juncus coriaceus
TENN-V-0061772 Fentress Tennessee
TENN
Juncus coriaceus
TENN-V-0061793 Lawrence Tennessee
TENN
Juncus coriaceus
TENN-V-0061801 Marion Tennessee
TENN
Juncus coriaceus
TENN-V-0061803 Marion Tennessee
TENN
Juncus coriaceus
TENN-V-0061769 Fayette Tennessee
TENN
Juncus coriaceus
TENN-V-0061764 Carter Tennessee
TENN
Juncus coriaceus
TENN-V-0061763 Campbell Tennessee
TENN
Juncus coriaceus
TENN-V-0061812 Monroe Tennessee
TENN
Juncus coriaceus
TENN-V-0061797 Loudon Tennessee
TENN
Juncus coriaceus
UCHT005162 Marion Tennessee
UCHT
Juncus coriaceus
UCHT005154 Polk Tennessee
UCHT
Juncus coriaceus
UCHT005153 Marion Tennessee
UCHT
Juncus coriaceus
UCHT005350 Bradley Tennessee 27 May 1986 D.Houck
2469
UCHT
Juncus coriaceus
UCHT005161 Marion Tennessee
UCHT
Juncus coriaceus
UCHT005149 Marion Tennessee
UCHT
Juncus coriaceus
UCHT005148 Marion Tennessee
UCHT
Juncus coriaceus
UCHT005140 Polk Tennessee 14 Oct 1979 Larry G. Williams
861
UCHT
Juncus coriaceus
UCHT005158 Putnam Tennessee
UCHT
Juncus coriaceus
UCHT005155 Marion Tennessee
UCHT
Juncus coriaceus
UCHT005165 Polk Tennessee
UCHT
Juncus coriaceus
UCHT005152 Van Buren Tennessee
UCHT
Juncus coriaceus
UCHT005142 Bradley Tennessee
UCHT
Juncus coriaceus
UCHT005145 Bradley Tennessee
UCHT
Juncus coriaceus
UCHT005144 Bradley Tennessee
UCHT
Juncus coriaceus
UCHT005146 Cheatham Tennessee
UCHT
Juncus coriaceus
UCHT005143 Bradley Tennessee
UCHT
Juncus coriaceus
007629 Van Buren Tennessee 22 Jul 2001 Chris A. Fleming
FCF-1177
BOON
Juncus coriaceus
APSC0101360 Edmonson Kentucky
APSC
Juncus coriaceus
APSC0082819 Lewis Tennessee
APSC
Juncus coriaceus
APSC0115363 Lawrence Tennessee
APSC
Juncus coriaceus
APSC0056931 White Tennessee
APSC
Juncus coriaceus
APSC0035969 Hardin Tennessee 13 Sep 1966 Sohmer
APSC
Juncus coriaceus
APSC0110971 Warren Tennessee
APSC
Juncus coriaceus
APSC0055950 Sequatchie Tennessee
APSC
Juncus coriaceus
APSC0099479 Putnam Tennessee
APSC
Juncus coriaceus
APSC0055622 Cumberland Tennessee
APSC
Juncus coriaceus
APSC0082820 Lewis Tennessee
APSC
Juncus coriaceus
APSC0082817 Lewis Tennessee
APSC
Juncus coriaceus
APSC0082818 Lewis Tennessee
APSC
Juncus coriaceus
APSC0035964 Cheatham Tennessee
APSC
Juncus coriaceus
APSC0101361 Laurel Kentucky
APSC
Juncus coriaceus
HTTU017741 Putnam Tennessee
HTTU
Juncus coriaceus
HTTU017742 Tennessee
HTTU
Juncus coriaceus
HTTU017738 Fentress Tennessee
HTTU
Juncus coriaceus
HTTU021262 Putnam Tennessee
HTTU
Juncus coriaceus
HTTU017745 Putnam Tennessee
HTTU
Juncus coriaceus
HTTU017737 Putnam Tennessee
HTTU
Juncus coriaceus
HTTU028894 White Tennessee
HTTU
Juncus coriaceus
HTTU021264 Jackson Tennessee
HTTU
Juncus coriaceus
HTTU017740 Putnam Tennessee
HTTU
Juncus coriaceus
HTTU021263 Putnam Tennessee
HTTU
Juncus coriaceus
HTTU017743 Putnam Tennessee
HTTU
Juncus coriaceus
HTTU017739 Fentress Tennessee
HTTU
Juncus coriaceus
HTTU017736 Putnam Tennessee
HTTU
Juncus coriaceus
HTTU017735 Putnam Tennessee
HTTU
Juncus coriaceus
MTSU003294 Marion Tennessee 05 Aug 1996 Landon E. McKinney
MTSU
Juncus coriaceus
UCHT042000 Lewis Tennessee
UCHT
Juncus coriaceus
UCHT038001 Fentress Tennessee
UCHT
Juncus coriaceus
UOS07236 Bledsoe Tennessee 21 Sep 2001 Chris A. Fleming
UOS
Juncus coriaceus
UOS07232 Franklin Tennessee 19 Sep 2006 Yolande M. Gottfried
UOS
Juncus coriaceus
UOS07238 Marion Tennessee 05 Aug 1996 Landon E. McKinney
UOS
Juncus coriaceus
UOS07234 Coffee Tennessee 06 Aug 2001 Mary P. Priestley
UOS
Juncus coriaceus
UOS07233 Franklin Tennessee 02 Jun 2010 Katie Qualls
UOS
Juncus coriaceus
UOS07237 Marion Tennessee 27 Oct 1999 Al Good
UOS
Juncus coriaceus
ETSU027043 Carter Tennessee 06 Jun 2018 Frosty Levy, Elaine Walker, Sollie Walker
18106
ETSU
Juncus coriaceus
ETSU031813 Tennessee
ETSU
Juncus coriaceus
ETSU025646 Johnson Tennessee 04 Sep 2013 Adam McCullough
DOEM 0275
ETSU
Juncus coriaceus
ETSU031847 Sullivan Tennessee James T Donaldson
ETSU
Juncus coriaceus
N/A Hawkins Tennessee 28 May 2019 Frosty Levy, Elaine Walker
ETSU
Juncus coriaceus
ETSU030132 Carter Tennessee
ETSU
Juncus coriaceus
N/A Hawkins Tennessee 09 Jul 2019 Frosty Levy, Elaine Walker
ETSU
Juncus coriaceus
N/A Hawkins Tennessee 28 May 2019 Frosty Levy, Elaine Walker
ETSU
Juncus coriaceus
ETSU026178 Hawkins Tennessee 28 May 2019 Frosty Levy, Elaine Walker
19342
ETSU
Juncus coriaceus
ETSU026449 Hawkins Tennessee 09 Jul 2019 Frosty Levy, Elaine Walker
19614
ETSU
Juncus coriaceus
HTTU035933 White Tennessee
HTTU
Juncus coriaceus
MEM008002 Shelby Tennessee 02 Jun 1972 John E. Thompson Jr.
857
MEM
Juncus coriaceus
APSC0086497 Laurel Kentucky
APSC
Juncus coriaceus
UCHT039314 Campbell Tennessee
UCHT
Juncus coriaceus
ETSU026174 Hawkins Tennessee 28 May 2019 Frosty Levy, Elaine Walker
19338
ETSU
Juncus coriaceus
ETSU030131 Carter Tennessee
ETSU
Juncus coriaceus
ETSU002607 Sullivan Tennessee
ETSU
Juncus coriaceus
ETSU002603 Unicoi Tennessee 09 Jun 2011 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Juncus coriaceus
ETSU002605 Unicoi Tennessee 14 Aug 2015 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Juncus coriaceus
ETSU002602 Sullivan Tennessee
ETSU
Juncus coriaceus
ETSU005958 Unicoi Tennessee 02 Jun 2012 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Juncus coriaceus
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