Juncus torreyi

Classification	Monocots
Family	Juncaceae
Family (Traditional)	Juncaceae
Genus	Juncus
Species:	Juncus torreyi Coville
Common Name	Torrey Rush; Torreys Rush
Growth Habit	graminoid
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: GILES; 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	6
Status	Native; AGCP (FACW), EMP (FACW) (NWPL); TN[SNR] KY[S4?] (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 - 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

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms (1)

Synonym	Full Citation
Juncus nodosus var. megacephalus	Juncus nodosus var. megacephalus Torrey

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: Ballard (KY), Boone (KY), Bracken (KY), Breckinridge (KY), Bullitt (KY), Calloway (KY), Campbell (KY), Clark (KY), Crittenden (KY), Estill (KY), Fulton (KY), Garrard (KY), Hardin (KY), Henderson (KY), Jackson (KY), Jefferson (KY), Kenton (KY), Lewis (KY), Lincoln (KY), Livingston (KY), McCreary (KY), Madison (KY), Muhlenberg (KY), Nelson (KY), Pulaski (KY), Rockcastle (KY), Washington (KY), Cumberland (TN), Giles (TN), Hawkins (TN), Rutherford (TN), White (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: MDKY, UOS, APSC, EKY, ETSU, MEM, BEREA, TENN, KNK

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1970 - 2019

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
MEM005732	Ballard	Kentucky	12 Jul 1970	Raymond Athey 1105	MEM Juncus torreyi
31973000004050	Boone	Kentucky	14 Jul 2013	Whitson, Maggie (Mary) 2013-0006 1/2	KNK Juncus torreyi
31973000014501	Bracken	Kentucky			KNK Juncus torreyi
APSC0101061	Breckinridge	Kentucky	21 Jul 1982	Max Medley	APSC Juncus torreyi
APSC0079539	Bullitt	Kentucky	02 Aug 1978	John MacGregor	APSC Juncus torreyi
APSC0100341	Bullitt	Kentucky	05 Jul 1980	Max Medley	APSC Juncus torreyi
MEM006176	Calloway	Kentucky	14 Jun 1972	Raymond Athey 1844	MEM Juncus torreyi
31973000014505	Campbell	Kentucky			KNK Juncus torreyi
31973000014502	Campbell	Kentucky			KNK Juncus torreyi
APSC0066714	Clark	Kentucky	22 Aug 1982	Max Medley	APSC Juncus torreyi

Juncus torreyi

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Synonyms (1)

Specimens and Distribution

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