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Soft Rush - Juncus effusus ssp. effusus

Non-native Species

Global Rank: G5T5?
State Rank: SNA
(see State Rank Reason below)
C-value: 6


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Plants in Montana are Juncus effuses ssp. effusus. This subspecies is an aggressive introduced species from Europe, and has colonized in British Columbia and Idaho (Zika 2003).
 
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Species Range
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Non-native
 


Observations in Montana Natural Heritage Program Database
Number of Observations: 16

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References
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    • Britton, N. L. and A. B. Brown. 1913. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States, Canada, and the British Possessions. 2nd Edition in 3 Volumes. New York, NY: Charles Scribner's Sons. B13BRI01PAUS.
    • Douglas, G.W., D. Meidinger, and J. Pojar, editors. 2001. The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia. Volume 6. Monocotyledons (Acoraceae through Najadaceae). British Columbia Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks and British Columbia Ministry of Forests, Victoria.
    • Hurd, E.G., S. Goodrich, and N.L. Shaw. 1997. Field Guide to Intermountain Rushes. General Technical Report INT-306. Ogden, UT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 56 pp.
    • Lesica, P., M.T. Lavin, and P.F. Stickney. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. Fort Worth, TX: BRIT Press. viii + 771 p.
    • Lesica, P., M.T. Lavin, and P.F. Stickney. 2022. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants, Second Edition. Fort Worth, TX: BRIT Press. viii + 779 p.
    • McGregor, R.L. (coordinator), T.M. Barkley, R.E. Brooks, and E.K. Schofield (eds). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains: Great Plains Flora Association. Lawrence, KS: Univ. Press Kansas. 1392 pp.
    • Sturm, J. and J.G. Sturm. 1796. Deutschlands Flora in Abbildungen (nur Tafeln). Stuttgart, Germany. 882 pp.
    • Zika, P.F. 2003. The native subspecies of Juncus effusus (Juncaceae) in western North America. Brittonia 55(2): 150-156.
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