Juncus elliottii

ClassificationMonocots
FamilyJuncaceae
Family (Traditional)Juncaceae
GenusJuncus
Species:Juncus elliottii Chapm.
Common NameElliotts Rush
Growth Habitgraminoid
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: BE; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Mudflat; 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: absent; Leaf Arrangement: basal; Leaf Complexity: absent; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: N/A (leaves absent); Leaf Type: grass-like; Leaf Venation: parallel; Leaflet Margins: N/A; 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 7
StatusNative; AGCP (OBL), EMP (FACW) (NWPL); TN[S1] KY[SH] (State Rank); G4G5 (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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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: Powell (KY), Coffee (TN), Cumberland (TN), Franklin (TN), Marion (TN), Moore (TN), Warren (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, MTSU, TENN, UCHT, UOS, UTM, VDB

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1996 - 1996

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
TENN-V-0062185 Warren Tennessee
TENN
Juncus elliottii
TENN-V-0062181 Coffee Tennessee
TENN
Juncus elliottii
APSC0113467 Coffee Tennessee
APSC
Juncus elliottii
APSC0082849 Coffee Tennessee
APSC
Juncus elliottii
APSC0068594 Coffee Tennessee
APSC
Juncus elliottii
MTSU003299 Marion Tennessee 26 Jun 1996 Landon E. McKinney
 MTSU
Juncus elliottii
UCHT038007 Coffee Tennessee
UCHT
Juncus elliottii
UOS07254 Marion Tennessee 26 Jun 1996 Landon E. McKinney
 UOS
Juncus elliottii
UTM00286 Cumberland Tennessee
UTM
Juncus elliottii
BRIT169391 Tennessee
VDB
Juncus elliottii
BRIT169387 Tennessee
VDB
Juncus elliottii
BRIT169388 Tennessee
VDB
Juncus elliottii
BRIT169389 Tennessee
VDB
Juncus elliottii
BRIT169393 Tennessee
VDB
Juncus elliottii
BRIT169394 Tennessee
VDB
Juncus elliottii
BRIT169392 Tennessee
VDB
Juncus elliottii
BRIT169390 Tennessee
VDB
Juncus elliottii
BRIT169386 Tennessee
VDB
Juncus elliottii
BRIT169385 Tennessee
VDB
Juncus elliottii
UCHT005219 Coffee Tennessee
UCHT
Juncus elliottii
UCHT005220 Coffee Tennessee
UCHT
Juncus elliottii
UCHT005217 Marion Tennessee
UCHT
Juncus elliottii
APSC0044703 Cumberland Tennessee
APSC
Juncus elliottii
TENN-V-0063645 Powell Kentucky
TENN
Juncus elliottii
TENN-V-0062184 Franklin Tennessee
TENN
Juncus elliottii
TENN-V-0062180 Coffee Tennessee
TENN
Juncus elliottii
TENN-V-0174684 Moore Tennessee
TENN
Juncus elliottii
TENN-V-0174700 Coffee Tennessee
TENN
Juncus elliottii
TENN-V-0062183 Coffee Tennessee
TENN
Juncus elliottii
TENN-V-0174685 Coffee Tennessee
TENN
Juncus elliottii
TENN-V-0062182 Coffee Tennessee
TENN
Juncus elliottii
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