Juncus secundus

ClassificationMonocots
FamilyJuncaceae
Family (Traditional)Juncaceae
GenusJuncus
Species:Juncus secundus P. Beauv. ex Poir.
Common NameLopsided Rush
Growth Habitgraminoid
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: BE; Natural Area Presence: GILES; Natural Area Presence: LGS; Natural Area Presence: LRC; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: graminoid; Moisture Requirements: Xeric; Moisture Requirements: Sub-xeric; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; 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; Reproductive Phenology: October; 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 (FAC), EMP (FACU) (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
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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: Bath (KY), Bell (KY), Bracken (KY), Campbell (KY), Crittenden (KY), Fulton (KY), Kenton (KY), Lewis (KY), Madison (KY), Marshall (KY), Rockcastle (KY), Rowan (KY), Whitley (KY), Clay (TN), Cumberland (TN), Franklin (TN), Giles (TN), Grundy (TN), Hamilton (TN), Henry (TN), Hickman (TN), Marion (TN), Montgomery (TN), Rhea (TN), Rutherford (TN), Sequatchie (TN), Shelby (TN), Stewart (TN), Sullivan (TN), Van Buren (TN), White (TN), Wilson (TN)

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

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1943 - 2008

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
31234100103314 Madison Kentucky 14 Jul 1978 J. Stuart Lassetter
3051
EKY
Juncus secundus
31234100185519 Whitley Kentucky 28 Jun 1993 Steve Walker
676
EKY
Juncus secundus
31234100103322 Crittenden Kentucky 12 Jul 1979 Raymond Athey
4369
EKY
Juncus secundus
BEREA004889 Bell Kentucky
BEREA
Juncus secundus
BEREA004891 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Juncus secundus
BEREA004890 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Juncus secundus
BEREA004892 Rockcastle Kentucky
BEREA
Juncus secundus
31973000014401 Bath Kentucky
KNK
Juncus secundus
31973000014420 Rowan Kentucky
KNK
Juncus secundus
31973000014486 Campbell Kentucky
KNK
Juncus secundus
31973000014402 Bracken Kentucky
KNK
Juncus secundus
31973000014405 Bath Kentucky
KNK
Juncus secundus
31973000014404 Madison Kentucky
KNK
Juncus secundus
31973000014485 Kenton Kentucky
KNK
Juncus secundus
31973000014487 Madison Kentucky
KNK
Juncus secundus
31973000014403 Lewis Kentucky
KNK
Juncus secundus
31973000014399 Campbell Kentucky
KNK
Juncus secundus
TENN-V-0062569 Van Buren Tennessee
TENN
Juncus secundus
TENN-V-0062567 Sequatchie Tennessee
TENN
Juncus secundus
TENN-V-0064079 Fulton Kentucky
TENN
Juncus secundus
TENN-V-0062563 Montgomery Tennessee
TENN
Juncus secundus
TENN-V-0062556 Cumberland Tennessee
TENN
Juncus secundus
TENN-V-0064078 Crittenden Kentucky
TENN
Juncus secundus
TENN-V-0062564 Rhea Tennessee
TENN
Juncus secundus
TENN-V-0062570 White Tennessee
TENN
Juncus secundus
TENN-V-0062560 Grundy Tennessee
TENN
Juncus secundus
TENN-V-0174696 Wilson Tennessee
TENN
Juncus secundus
TENN-V-0062565 Rutherford Tennessee
TENN
Juncus secundus
TENN-V-0062562 Montgomery Tennessee
TENN
Juncus secundus
TENN-V-0062561 Henry Tennessee
TENN
Juncus secundus
TENN-V-0062558 Franklin Tennessee
TENN
Juncus secundus
TENN-V-0062557 Cumberland Tennessee
TENN
Juncus secundus
TENN-V-0062568 Shelby Tennessee
TENN
Juncus secundus
TENN-V-0174695 Wilson Tennessee
TENN
Juncus secundus
TENN-V-0062559 Giles Tennessee
TENN
Juncus secundus
TENN-V-0062555 Clay Tennessee
TENN
Juncus secundus
TENN-V-0062566 Rutherford Tennessee
TENN
Juncus secundus
UCHT005286 Hamilton Tennessee 11 Aug 2008 Frank Bowers
UCHT
Juncus secundus
UCHT005288 Marion Tennessee Edwin Bridges
1031
UCHT
Juncus secundus
UCHT005287 Wilson Tennessee 02 Jun 1989 R. Kral
76513
UCHT
Juncus secundus
UCHT005284 Grundy Tennessee 11 Aug 2008 V.L. McDaniel
1066
UCHT
Juncus secundus
UCHT005285 White Tennessee 24 Jun 1986 Michael Hawkins
60
UCHT
Juncus secundus
UCHT005283 Wilson Tennessee 02 Jun 1989 R. Kral
76513
UCHT
Juncus secundus
APSC0035759 Hickman Tennessee
APSC
Juncus secundus
APSC0035762 Montgomery Tennessee 20 Nov 1943 R.E. Shanks
APSC
Juncus secundus
APSC0101014 Crittenden Kentucky
APSC
Juncus secundus
APSC0035761 Montgomery Tennessee 17 Jun 1950 Alfred Clebsch
APSC
Juncus secundus
APSC0102391 Wilson Tennessee
APSC
Juncus secundus
APSC0035760 Hickman Tennessee
APSC
Juncus secundus
APSC0035758 Stewart Tennessee 14 Jun 1966 William H. Ellis
APSC
Juncus secundus
APSC0102394 Wilson Tennessee
APSC
Juncus secundus
APSC0101387 Marshall Kentucky 27 May 1975 Raymond Athey
APSC
Juncus secundus
UCHT037083 Wilson Tennessee
UCHT
Juncus secundus
ETSU031815 Tennessee
ETSU
Juncus secundus
ETSU031885 Sullivan Tennessee James T Donaldson
ETSU
Juncus secundus
ETSU031816 Tennessee
ETSU
Juncus secundus
MEM008016 Shelby Tennessee 06 Jun 1972 John E. Thompson Jr.
898
MEM
Juncus secundus
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