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§1 Plant
Juncus interior Wiegand
vernacular inland rush — species · Juncaceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Duration
- Perennial
- Group
- Monocot
- Family
- Juncaceae Juss.
- Genus
- Juncus
§2a
Native status, by region
- CAN Canada Native
- L48 Lower 48 States Native
§2b
County-level range
· 625 counties across 23 states/territories§3Cultivation specs · USDA
Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.
§3a
Tolerances
- Drought
- Low
- Shade
- Medium
- Moisture use
- Medium
- Fire
- High
- Salinity
- None
- Anaerobic
- Medium
- CaCO₃
- Medium
- Hedging
- None
§3b
Climate & soil
- Cold tolerance
- -38 °F minimum
- Frost-free days
- 90 min.
- Precipitation
- 20–55 in/yr
- pH range
- 5.7–7
- Root depth
- 10 in min.
- Fertility need
- Low
- Soil texture
- coarse, medium, fine
§3c
Form & growth
- Growth form
- Bunch
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Lifespan
- Moderate
- Mature height
- 3 ft
- Foliage texture
- Medium
- Foliage colour
- Green
- Porosity (summer)
- Moderate
- Porosity (winter)
- Porous
- Flower colour
- Green
- Fruit colour
- Brown
- Fire resistant
- No
- N fixation
- None
- Toxicity
- None
§3d
Reproduction
- Bloom period
- Late Spring
- Seed abundance
- Low
- Seed begins
- Summer
- Seed ends
- Summer
- Spread rate
- Slow
- Stratify
- No
- Propagation
- seed, bare root, sprigs
§3e
Use & availability
- Commercial availability
- Routinely Available
- Nursery stock
- No
- Browse palatability
- Low
- Graze palatability
- Low
- Palatable, human
- No
- Protein potential
- Low
- Lumber
- No
- Christmas tree
- No
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 625 counties across 23 states/territories.
Arizona view state ↗ 11 N ▾
Arkansas view state ↗ 43 N ▾
- Ashley 05003
- Baxter 05005
- Benton 05007
- Boone 05009
- Bradley 05011
- Calhoun 05013
- Clay 05021
- Cleveland 05025
- Columbia 05027
- Craighead 05031
- Crawford 05033
- Dallas 05039
- Drew 05043
- Faulkner 05045
- Franklin 05047
- Fulton 05049
- Garland 05051
- Grant 05053
- Hempstead 05057
- Hot Spring 05059
- Independence 05063
- Izard 05065
- Jefferson 05069
- Lafayette 05073
- Lee 05077
- Lincoln 05079
- Logan 05083
- Lonoke 05085
- Miller 05091
- Mississippi 05093
- Montgomery 05097
- Nevada 05099
- Ouachita 05103
- Polk 05113
- Pope 05115
- Prairie 05117
- Pulaski 05119
- Saline 05125
- Sebastian 05131
- St. Francis 05123
- Stone 05137
- Union 05139
- Yell 05149
Colorado view state ↗ 15 N ▾
Illinois view state ↗ 90 N ▾
- Adams 17001
- Alexander 17003
- Bond 17005
- Brown 17009
- Calhoun 17013
- Carroll 17015
- Cass 17017
- Champaign 17019
- Christian 17021
- Clark 17023
- Clinton 17027
- Coles 17029
- Cook 17031
- Crawford 17033
- Cumberland 17035
- De Witt 17039
- Douglas 17041
- DuPage 17043
- Edgar 17045
- Edwards 17047
- Effingham 17049
- Fayette 17051
- Ford 17053
- Franklin 17055
- Fulton 17057
- Gallatin 17059
- Greene 17061
- Grundy 17063
- Hamilton 17065
- Hancock 17067
- Hardin 17069
- Henderson 17071
- Henry 17073
- Iroquois 17075
- Jackson 17077
- Jasper 17079
- Jefferson 17081
- Jersey 17083
- Jo Daviess 17085
- Johnson 17087
- Kankakee 17091
- Knox 17095
- Lake 17097
- LaSalle 17099
- Lawrence 17101
- Lee 17103
- Livingston 17105
- Logan 17107
- Macon 17115
- Macoupin 17117
- Madison 17119
- Marion 17121
- Mason 17125
- Massac 17127
- McDonough 17109
- McHenry 17111
- Menard 17129
- Mercer 17131
- Monroe 17133
- Montgomery 17135
- Morgan 17137
- Moultrie 17139
- Ogle 17141
- Peoria 17143
- Perry 17145
- Piatt 17147
- Pike 17149
- Pope 17151
- Putnam 17155
- Randolph 17157
- Richland 17159
- Rock Island 17161
- Saline 17165
- Sangamon 17167
- Schuyler 17169
- Scott 17171
- Shelby 17173
- St. Clair 17163
- Stark 17175
- Union 17181
- Vermilion 17183
- Wabash 17185
- Warren 17187
- Washington 17189
- Wayne 17191
- White 17193
- Whiteside 17195
- Will 17197
- Williamson 17199
- Winnebago 17201
Indiana view state ↗ 15 N ▾
Iowa view state ↗ 16 N ▾
Kansas view state ↗ 67 N ▾
- Anderson 20003
- Atchison 20005
- Barber 20007
- Barton 20009
- Bourbon 20011
- Brown 20013
- Butler 20015
- Chase 20017
- Cherokee 20021
- Cheyenne 20023
- Clay 20027
- Cloud 20029
- Coffey 20031
- Cowley 20035
- Crawford 20037
- Dickinson 20041
- Douglas 20045
- Edwards 20047
- Elk 20049
- Ellis 20051
- Ellsworth 20053
- Franklin 20059
- Geary 20061
- Graham 20065
- Greenwood 20073
- Harper 20077
- Harvey 20079
- Jackson 20085
- Jefferson 20087
- Johnson 20091
- Kingman 20095
- Labette 20099
- Leavenworth 20103
- Lincoln 20105
- Linn 20107
- Lyon 20111
- Marion 20115
- Marshall 20117
- McPherson 20113
- Miami 20121
- Montgomery 20125
- Morris 20127
- Nemaha 20131
- Neosho 20133
- Osage 20139
- Osborne 20141
- Ottawa 20143
- Pawnee 20145
- Pottawatomie 20149
- Reno 20155
- Republic 20157
- Riley 20161
- Rooks 20163
- Rush 20165
- Russell 20167
- Saline 20169
- Scott 20171
- Sedgwick 20173
- Shawnee 20177
- Sheridan 20179
- Stafford 20185
- Sumner 20191
- Trego 20195
- Wabaunsee 20197
- Washington 20201
- Wilson 20205
- Woodson 20207
Kentucky view state ↗ 10 N ▾
Louisiana view state ↗ 20 N ▾
- Allen 22003
- Bossier 22015
- Caldwell 22021
- Cameron 22023
- Claiborne 22027
- De Soto 22031
- Franklin 22041
- LaSalle 22059
- Lincoln 22061
- Morehouse 22067
- Natchitoches 22069
- Ouachita 22073
- Richland 22083
- Sabine 22085
- St. John the Baptist 22095
- St. Landry 22097
- St. Tammany 22103
- Tensas 22107
- Washington 22117
- Winn 22127
Minnesota view state ↗ 8 N ▾
Mississippi view state ↗ 3 N ▾
Missouri view state ↗ 61 N ▾
- Adair 29001
- Barton 29011
- Benton 29015
- Boone 29019
- Butler 29023
- Callaway 29027
- Cass 29037
- Cedar 29039
- Christian 29043
- Clark 29045
- Clay 29047
- Cooper 29053
- Crawford 29055
- Dade 29057
- Dallas 29059
- Dent 29065
- Douglas 29067
- Franklin 29071
- Gasconade 29073
- Gentry 29075
- Grundy 29079
- Hickory 29085
- Howell 29091
- Jackson 29095
- Jasper 29097
- Johnson 29101
- Laclede 29105
- Lincoln 29113
- Linn 29115
- Livingston 29117
- Madison 29123
- Miller 29131
- Mississippi 29133
- Monroe 29137
- Morgan 29141
- Newton 29145
- Nodaway 29147
- Ozark 29153
- Perry 29157
- Phelps 29161
- Pike 29163
- Platte 29165
- Polk 29167
- Pulaski 29169
- Ralls 29173
- Randolph 29175
- Ray 29177
- Saline 29195
- Scotland 29199
- Shannon 29203
- Shelby 29205
- St. Charles 29183
- St. Clair 29185
- St. Louis 29189
- Stoddard 29207
- Sullivan 29211
- Taney 29213
- Vernon 29217
- Warren 29219
- Washington 29221
- Wayne 29223
Montana view state ↗ 4 N ▾
Nebraska view state ↗ 36 N ▾
- Banner 31007
- Blaine 31009
- Brown 31017
- Buffalo 31019
- Cherry 31031
- Cuming 31039
- Custer 31041
- Dawes 31045
- Fillmore 31059
- Franklin 31061
- Gage 31067
- Greeley 31077
- Hall 31079
- Hamilton 31081
- Holt 31089
- Howard 31093
- Jefferson 31095
- Johnson 31097
- Kearney 31099
- Keith 31101
- Lancaster 31109
- Lincoln 31111
- Loup 31115
- Merrick 31121
- Nemaha 31127
- Nuckolls 31129
- Otoe 31131
- Pawnee 31133
- Platte 31141
- Richardson 31147
- Saline 31151
- Saunders 31155
- Seward 31159
- Thayer 31169
- Washington 31177
- Webster 31181
New Mexico view state ↗ 7 N ▾
North Carolina view state ↗ 2 N ▾
North Dakota view state ↗ 24 N ▾
- Adams 38001
- Barnes 38003
- Billings 38007
- Bottineau 38009
- Bowman 38011
- Burke 38013
- Cass 38017
- Divide 38023
- Eddy 38027
- Emmons 38029
- Grant 38037
- Hettinger 38041
- McIntosh 38051
- McKenzie 38053
- McLean 38055
- Morton 38059
- Ransom 38073
- Renville 38075
- Richland 38077
- Sargent 38081
- Slope 38087
- Stutsman 38093
- Wells 38103
- Williams 38105
Ohio view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Oklahoma view state ↗ 30 N ▾
- Alfalfa 40003
- Bryan 40013
- Carter 40019
- Choctaw 40023
- Cimarron 40025
- Cleveland 40027
- Coal 40029
- Comanche 40031
- Cotton 40033
- Delaware 40041
- Garfield 40047
- Greer 40055
- Haskell 40061
- Johnston 40069
- Latimer 40077
- Le Flore 40079
- Marshall 40095
- Mayes 40097
- McCurtain 40089
- Murray 40099
- Muskogee 40101
- Noble 40103
- Nowata 40105
- Okfuskee 40107
- Oklahoma 40109
- Osage 40113
- Ottawa 40115
- Pottawatomie 40125
- Wagoner 40145
- Woodward 40153
South Dakota view state ↗ 20 N ▾
Tennessee view state ↗ 32 N ▾
- Anderson 47001
- Bledsoe 47007
- Bradley 47011
- Cannon 47015
- Cheatham 47021
- Clay 47027
- Coffee 47031
- Cumberland 47035
- Davidson 47037
- Dickson 47043
- Franklin 47051
- Gibson 47053
- Greene 47059
- Hardin 47071
- Haywood 47075
- Henry 47079
- Lake 47095
- Lawrence 47099
- Macon 47111
- Madison 47113
- Marion 47115
- Monroe 47123
- Morgan 47129
- Polk 47139
- Putnam 47141
- Roane 47145
- Rutherford 47149
- Shelby 47157
- Stewart 47161
- Sumner 47165
- Williamson 47187
- Wilson 47189
Texas view state ↗ 86 N ▾
- Angelina 48005
- Armstrong 48011
- Atascosa 48013
- Austin 48015
- Bailey 48017
- Bandera 48019
- Bastrop 48021
- Bell 48027
- Bexar 48029
- Blanco 48031
- Brazoria 48039
- Brazos 48041
- Brewster 48043
- Brown 48049
- Burnet 48053
- Caldwell 48055
- Callahan 48059
- Cameron 48061
- Cass 48067
- Chambers 48071
- Clay 48077
- Cooke 48097
- Culberson 48109
- Dallam 48111
- Dallas 48113
- Denton 48121
- DeWitt 48123
- Edwards 48137
- El Paso 48141
- Fannin 48147
- Fayette 48149
- Fort Bend 48157
- Freestone 48161
- Galveston 48167
- Gillespie 48171
- Grimes 48185
- Harris 48201
- Hemphill 48211
- Henderson 48213
- Hopkins 48223
- Hudspeth 48229
- Hunt 48231
- Hutchinson 48233
- Jackson 48239
- Jeff Davis 48243
- Jefferson 48245
- Kaufman 48257
- Kendall 48259
- Kerr 48265
- Lamar 48277
- Lavaca 48285
- Leon 48289
- Liberty 48291
- Llano 48299
- Madison 48313
- Mason 48319
- Matagorda 48321
- McLennan 48309
- Menard 48327
- Montague 48337
- Montgomery 48339
- Polk 48373
- Presidio 48377
- Red River 48387
- Roberts 48393
- Robertson 48395
- Sabine 48403
- San Patricio 48409
- San Saba 48411
- Shelby 48419
- Stephens 48429
- Taylor 48441
- Throckmorton 48447
- Tom Green 48451
- Travis 48453
- Tyler 48457
- Uvalde 48463
- Val Verde 48465
- Van Zandt 48467
- Victoria 48469
- Walker 48471
- Washington 48477
- Wharton 48481
- Wheeler 48483
- Wichita 48485
- Wood 48499
Wisconsin view state ↗ 24 N ▾
- Adams 55001
- Buffalo 55011
- Chippewa 55017
- Clark 55019
- Columbia 55021
- Crawford 55023
- Dane 55025
- Douglas 55031
- Dunn 55033
- Florence 55037
- Grant 55043
- Green 55045
- Iowa 55049
- La Crosse 55063
- Marquette 55077
- Monroe 55081
- Portage 55097
- Richland 55103
- Rock 55105
- Sauk 55111
- Trempealeau 55121
- Washington 55131
- Waushara 55137
- Winnebago 55139
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/JUIN2 ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/2701860 ↗Record version
Cached and built locally. Source version on this record:
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