Juncus anthelatus

ClassificationMonocots
FamilyJuncaceae
Family (Traditional)Juncaceae
GenusJuncus
Species:Juncus anthelatus (Wiegand) R. E. Brooks
Common NameGreater Poverty Rush
Growth Habitgraminoid
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; 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: 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 3
StatusNative; AGCP (FACW), EMP (FACW) (NWPL)
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** 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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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 macer f. discretiflorus Juncus macer f. discretiflorus F. J. Herm.
Juncus macer var. anthelatus Juncus macer var. anthelatus (Wiegand) Fernald
Juncus tenuis var. anthelatus Juncus tenuis var. anthelatus Wieg.

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), Bath (KY), Breckinridge (KY), Butler (KY), Calloway (KY), Campbell (KY), Casey (KY), Elliott (KY), Estill (KY), Floyd (KY), Franklin (KY), Graves (KY), Jackson (KY), Johnson (KY), Laurel (KY), Lincoln (KY), McCreary (KY), Madison (KY), Marshall (KY), Montgomery (KY), Wayne (KY), Whitley (KY), Wolfe (KY), Benton (TN), Cannon (TN), Carter (TN), Cheatham (TN), Cocke (TN), Coffee (TN), Cumberland (TN), DeKalb (TN), Dickson (TN), Dyer (TN), Fentress (TN), Franklin (TN), Greene (TN), Grundy (TN), Hamilton (TN), Hardin (TN), Hawkins (TN), Henderson (TN), Henry (TN), Johnson (TN), Knox (TN), Lincoln (TN), McNairy (TN), Marion (TN), Montgomery (TN), Obion (TN), Overton (TN), Polk (TN), Rhea (TN), Roane (TN), Robertson (TN), Sevier (TN), Shelby (TN), Stewart (TN), Sullivan (TN), Sumner (TN), Unicoi (TN), Warren (TN), Washington (TN), White (TN)

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

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1945 - 2019

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
31234100097870 Montgomery Kentucky 27 Jun 1984 Julian Campbell
484
EKY
Juncus anthelatus
31234100097714 Calloway Kentucky 14 Jun 1998 Ralph L. Thompson
98-159
EKY
Juncus anthelatus
31234100097656 Adair Kentucky 21 Jul 1988 Bruce Hoagland
420
EKY
Juncus anthelatus
31234100097896 Whitley Kentucky 25 Jul 1993 Steve Walker
729
EKY
Juncus anthelatus
N/A Adair Kentucky 23 Jun 1988 Bruce Hoagland
220
EKY
Juncus anthelatus
ETSU006603 Johnson Tennessee 06 Jul 2013 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Juncus anthelatus
ETSU002595 Unicoi Tennessee 29 Jul 2014 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Juncus anthelatus
ETSU002597 Carter Tennessee 05 Jul 2014 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Juncus anthelatus
ETSU006023 Greene Tennessee 16 Jul 2015 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Juncus anthelatus
TENN-V-0061487 White Tennessee
TENN
Juncus anthelatus
TENN-V-0061422 Cocke Tennessee
TENN
Juncus anthelatus
TENN-V-0061469 Montgomery Tennessee
TENN
Juncus anthelatus
TENN-V-0061478 Roane Tennessee
TENN
Juncus anthelatus
TENN-V-0061467 Montgomery Tennessee
TENN
Juncus anthelatus
31234100097706 Calloway Kentucky 18 Jan 1982 Michael Woods
698
EKY
juncus anthelatus
31234100097813 Laurel Kentucky 16 Jun 1990 Ronald Jones
6392
EKY
Juncus anthelatus
31234100097722 Casey Kentucky 29 May 1986 Ronald L. Jones
4645
EKY
Juncus anthelatus
31234100097904 Whitley Kentucky 02 Aug 1992 Steve Walker
480
EKY
Juncus anthelatus
31234100097847 Madison Kentucky 26 Jun 1973 J. Stuart Lassetter
1992
EKY
Juncus anthelatus
BEREA004732 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Juncus anthelatus
ETSU005069 Greene Tennessee 18 Sep 2011 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Juncus anthelatus
ETSU002600 Unicoi Tennessee 17 May 2015 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Juncus anthelatus
TENN-V-0061451 Grundy Tennessee
TENN
Juncus anthelatus
TENN-V-0061476 Rhea Tennessee
TENN
Juncus anthelatus
TENN-V-0061466 McNairy Tennessee
TENN
Juncus anthelatus
TENN-V-0061426 Coffee Tennessee
TENN
Juncus anthelatus
TENN-V-0061454 Hardin Tennessee
TENN
Juncus anthelatus
TENN-V-0061460 Marion Tennessee
TENN
Juncus anthelatus
31234100750734 Madison Kentucky 26 Jun 1973 J. Stuart Lassetter
1992
EKY
Juncus anthelatus
31234100097664 Adair Kentucky 21 Jul 1988 Bruce Hoagland
434
EKY
Juncus anthelatus
31234100097755 Franklin Kentucky 09 Jul 1984 Steven Rice
EKY
Juncus anthelatus
31234100750718 Franklin Kentucky 09 Jul 1984 Steven Rice
EKY
Juncus anthelatus
31234100097862 Montgomery Kentucky 28 Jun 1984 Julian Campbell
512
EKY
Juncus anthelatus
31234100097748 Floyd Kentucky 07 Jul 1982 Raymond Athey
4660
EKY
Juncus anthelatus
BEREA004731 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Juncus anthelatus
ETSU005909 Unicoi Tennessee 05 Aug 2015 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Juncus anthelatus
TENN-V-0061461 Marion Tennessee
TENN
Juncus anthelatus
TENN-V-0061439 Dickson Tennessee
TENN
Juncus anthelatus
TENN-V-0061443 Franklin Tennessee
TENN
Juncus anthelatus
TENN-V-0061436 DeKalb Tennessee
TENN
Juncus anthelatus
TENN-V-0061471 Obion Tennessee
TENN
Juncus anthelatus
TENN-V-0061472 Obion Tennessee
TENN
Juncus anthelatus
31234100097771 Franklin Kentucky 09 Jul 1981 S. P. Rice
657
EKY
Juncus anthelatus
31234100097789 Jackson Kentucky 19 Jul 1979 Richard H. Hannan
3144
EKY
Juncus anthelatus
31234100097821 Laurel Kentucky 16 Jun 1990 Ronald L. Jones
6390
EKY
Juncus anthelatus
31234100739026 Elliott Kentucky 11 Jun 2012 M. Greene
EKY
Juncus anthelatus
31234100097730 Casey Kentucky 01 Jul 1988 Bruce Hoagland
238
EKY
Juncus anthelatus
BEREA004733 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Juncus anthelatus
ETSU002598 Unicoi Tennessee 07 Jun 2014 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Juncus anthelatus
31973000014398 Johnson Kentucky
KNK
Juncus anthelatus
TENN-V-0061428 Coffee Tennessee
TENN
Juncus anthelatus
TENN-V-0061441 Fentress Tennessee
TENN
Juncus anthelatus
TENN-V-0061485 Sumner Tennessee
TENN
Juncus anthelatus
TENN-V-0061457 Henry Tennessee
TENN
Juncus anthelatus
TENN-V-0061445 Franklin Tennessee
TENN
Juncus anthelatus
TENN-V-0061431 Cumberland Tennessee
TENN
Juncus anthelatus
31234100750726 Lincoln Kentucky 03 Jul 1993 Ronald L. Jones
7411
EKY
Juncus anthelatus
31234100097961 Cumberland Tennessee 17 Jun 1987 Ronald L. Jones
4959
EKY
Juncus anthelatus
ETSU002592 Unicoi Tennessee 21 Jun 2011 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Juncus anthelatus
ETSU002594 Unicoi Tennessee 29 May 2016 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Juncus anthelatus
ETSU002593 Greene Tennessee 13 Aug 2011 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Juncus anthelatus
TENN-V-0061440 Dyer Tennessee
TENN
Juncus anthelatus
TENN-V-0061482 Sevier Tennessee
TENN
Juncus anthelatus
TENN-V-0061458 Knox Tennessee
TENN
Juncus anthelatus
TENN-V-0061480 Roane Tennessee
TENN
Juncus anthelatus
TENN-V-0061475 Rhea Tennessee
TENN
Juncus anthelatus
TENN-V-0061446 Franklin Tennessee
TENN
Juncus anthelatus
TENN-V-0061432 Cumberland Tennessee
TENN
Juncus anthelatus
TENN-V-0061473 Polk Tennessee
TENN
Juncus anthelatus
TENN-V-0061442 Franklin Tennessee
TENN
Juncus anthelatus
31234100097979 Cumberland Tennessee 03 Jul 1990 V. E. McNeilus
90-458
EKY
Juncus anthelatus
31234100097839 Madison Kentucky 12 Jul 1992 Timothy J. Weckman
50
EKY
Juncus anthelatus
31234100097763 Franklin Kentucky 09 Jul 1984 Steven Rice
EKY
Juncus anthelatus
31234100185501 Madison Kentucky 15 Jul 1975 John Keyes
EKY
Juncus anthelatus
BEREA004730 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Juncus anthelatus
31973000014400 Campbell Kentucky
KNK
Juncus anthelatus
TENN-V-0061484 Sumner Tennessee
TENN
Juncus anthelatus
TENN-V-0061489 Unicoi Tennessee
TENN
Juncus anthelatus
TENN-V-0061438 Dickson Tennessee
TENN
Juncus anthelatus
TENN-V-0061423 Cocke Tennessee
TENN
Juncus anthelatus
TENN-V-0061459 Lincoln Tennessee
TENN
Juncus anthelatus
TENN-V-0061477 Roane Tennessee
TENN
Juncus anthelatus
TENN-V-0061433 Cumberland Tennessee
TENN
Juncus anthelatus
APSC0055591 Cumberland Tennessee
APSC
Juncus anthelatus
31234100097797 Jackson Kentucky 10 Jul 1981 Ralph L. Thompson
712
EKY
Juncus anthelatus
31234100097912 Whitley Kentucky 23 Jul 1989 Ronald L. Jones
6138
EKY
Juncus anthelatus
31234100097698 Calloway Kentucky 28 Jun 1990 Landon E. McKinney
4317
EKY
Juncus anthelatus
31234100097854 McCreary Kentucky 22 Jun 1990 Ronald L. Jones
6422
EKY
Juncus anthelatus
31234100750742 Wolfe Kentucky 30 Jul 1988 R. C. Clark
21599
EKY
Juncus anthelatus
ETSU002591 Sullivan Tennessee
ETSU
Juncus anthelatus
TENN-V-0061464 Marion Tennessee
TENN
Juncus anthelatus
TENN-V-0061465 McNairy Tennessee
TENN
Juncus anthelatus
TENN-V-0061456 Henry Tennessee
TENN
Juncus anthelatus
TENN-V-0061427 Coffee Tennessee
TENN
Juncus anthelatus
TENN-V-0061424 Coffee Tennessee
TENN
Juncus anthelatus
TENN-V-0061425 Coffee Tennessee
TENN
Juncus anthelatus
TENN-V-0061455 Henderson Tennessee
TENN
Juncus anthelatus
APSC0038074 Stewart Tennessee
APSC
Juncus anthelatus
31234100097805 Johnson Kentucky 29 Sep 1994 Randy L. Mears
s.n.
EKY
Juncus anthelatus
31234100097680 Bath Kentucky 27 Jul 1984 Julian Campbell
724
EKY
Juncus anthelatus
31234100097888 Whitley Kentucky 28 Jun 1993 Steve Walker
692
EKY
Juncus anthelatus
TENN-V-0061463 Marion Tennessee
TENN
Juncus anthelatus
TENN-V-0061450 Grundy Tennessee
TENN
Juncus anthelatus
TENN-V-0061481 Robertson Tennessee
TENN
Juncus anthelatus
TENN-V-0061435 Cumberland Tennessee
TENN
Juncus anthelatus
TENN-V-0061430 Cumberland Tennessee
TENN
Juncus anthelatus
TENN-V-0061483 Shelby Tennessee
TENN
Juncus anthelatus
TENN-V-0061437 Dickson Tennessee
TENN
Juncus anthelatus
TENN-V-0061444 Franklin Tennessee
TENN
Juncus anthelatus
APSC0038080 Dickson Tennessee
APSC
Juncus anthelatus
APSC0044702 Cumberland Tennessee
APSC
Juncus anthelatus
APSC0116833 Franklin Tennessee
APSC
Juncus anthelatus
TENN-V-0061462 Marion Tennessee
TENN
Juncus anthelatus
TENN-V-0061486 Washington Tennessee
TENN
Juncus anthelatus
TENN-V-0061434 Cumberland Tennessee
TENN
Juncus anthelatus
TENN-V-0061488 White Tennessee
TENN
Juncus anthelatus
TENN-V-0061447 Franklin Tennessee
TENN
Juncus anthelatus
TENN-V-0061420 Cheatham Tennessee
TENN
Juncus anthelatus
TENN-V-0061470 Obion Tennessee
TENN
Juncus anthelatus
TENN-V-0061474 Polk Tennessee
TENN
Juncus anthelatus
TENN-V-0061452 Hamilton Tennessee
TENN
Juncus anthelatus
TENN-V-0061479 Roane Tennessee
TENN
Juncus anthelatus
UCHT005354 Cheatham Tennessee 18 May 2011 Clea Klagstad
337
UCHT
Juncus anthelatus
APSC0038076 Stewart Tennessee
APSC
Juncus anthelatus
APSC0076465 Marshall Kentucky 20 Jul 1986 Max Medley
APSC
Juncus anthelatus
N/A Hawkins Tennessee 01 Jun 2019 Frosty Levy, Elaine Walker
ETSU
Juncus anthelatus
ETSU027077 Johnson Tennessee 15 Jun 2018 Frosty Levy, Elaine Walker, Sollie Walker
18146
ETSU
Juncus anthelatus
TENN-V-0061453 Hardin Tennessee
TENN
Juncus anthelatus
APSC0038078 Montgomery Tennessee 15 Jul 1945 Alfred Clebsch
APSC
Juncus anthelatus
APSC0101047 Laurel Kentucky
APSC
Juncus anthelatus
APSC0110973 Franklin Tennessee
APSC
Juncus anthelatus
TENN-V-0245337 Coffee Tennessee
TENN
Juncus anthelatus
TENN-V-0245290 Coffee Tennessee
TENN
Juncus anthelatus
ETSU026230 Hawkins Tennessee 01 Jun 2019 Frosty Levy, Elaine Walker
19394
ETSU
Juncus anthelatus
TENN-V-0061448 Franklin Tennessee
TENN
Juncus anthelatus
APSC0101032 Laurel Kentucky
APSC
Juncus anthelatus
APSC0079471 Graves Kentucky
APSC
Juncus anthelatus
APSC0071035 Wolfe Kentucky
APSC
Juncus anthelatus
APSC0116825 Franklin Tennessee
APSC
Juncus anthelatus
APSC0083576 Warren Tennessee 20 May 1985 Max Medley
APSC
Juncus anthelatus
APSC0101046 McCreary Kentucky
APSC
Juncus anthelatus
APSC0038081 Montgomery Tennessee 17 Jun 1950 Alfred Clebsch
APSC
Juncus anthelatus
UOS07225 Franklin Tennessee 07 Jul 2010 Nathan Bourne
UOS
Juncus anthelatus
TENN-V-0245352 Cannon Tennessee 31 May 2018 C. M. Ciafre
202
TENN
Juncus anthelatus
TENN-V-0061419 Benton Tennessee
TENN
Juncus anthelatus
TENN-V-0061468 Montgomery Tennessee
TENN
Juncus anthelatus
TENN-V-0061421 Cheatham Tennessee
TENN
Juncus anthelatus
TENN-V-0061429 Coffee Tennessee
TENN
Juncus anthelatus
TENN-V-0061449 Franklin Tennessee
TENN
Juncus anthelatus
UCHT005355 Cheatham Tennessee 18 May 2011 Clea Klagstad
335
UCHT
Juncus anthelatus
APSC0107662 Estill Kentucky
APSC
Juncus anthelatus
APSC0116821 Overton Tennessee
APSC
Juncus anthelatus
APSC0116824 Coffee Tennessee
APSC
Juncus anthelatus
APSC0116835 Cannon Tennessee
APSC
Juncus anthelatus
APSC0076877 Wayne Kentucky 06 Jul 1980 Max Medley
APSC
Juncus anthelatus
ETSU027164 Sullivan Tennessee 20 Jul 2018 Frosty Levy, Elaine Walker, Sollie Walker
18249
ETSU
Juncus anthelatus
APSC0038079 Montgomery Tennessee 11 Jun 1949 Alfred Clebsch
APSC
Juncus anthelatus
APSC0038075 Stewart Tennessee
APSC
Juncus anthelatus
APSC0110974 Coffee Tennessee
APSC
Juncus anthelatus
APSC0076221 Breckinridge Kentucky
APSC
Juncus anthelatus
APSC0117220 Butler Kentucky
APSC
Juncus anthelatus
APSC0038077 Stewart Tennessee
APSC
Juncus anthelatus
APSC0035971 Stewart Tennessee
APSC
Juncus anthelatus
APSC0072690 Cumberland Tennessee
APSC
Juncus anthelatus
APSC0116827 Cannon Tennessee
APSC
Juncus anthelatus
UOS07219 Franklin Tennessee 02 Jun 2010 Katie Qualls
UOS
Juncus anthelatus
APSC0071036 Wolfe Kentucky
APSC
Juncus anthelatus
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Juncus anthelatus - Dwayne Estes
Juncus anthelatus - Dwayne Estes
Juncus anthelatus - Dwayne Estes
Juncus anthelatus - Dwayne Estes
Juncus anthelatus - Dwayne Estes
Juncus anthelatus - Dwayne Estes
Juncus anthelatus - Dwayne Estes
Juncus anthelatus - Dwayne Estes
Juncus anthelatus - Theo Witsell
Juncus anthelatus - Theo Witsell
Juncus anthelatus - Theo Witsell
Juncus anthelatus - Theo Witsell