[The Rush Family in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Rushes of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington

The Genus Juncus

Knotty-leaf Rush, Sharp-fruited Rush, Tapered Rush, Tapertip Rush: Juncus acuminatus (Synonyms: Juncus acuminatus var. legitimus, Juncus pondii)

Tapertip Rush: Juncus acuminatus

Knotty-leaf Rush, Sharp-fruited Rush, Tapered Rush, Tapertip Rush: Juncus acuminatus (Synonyms: Juncus acuminatus var. legitimus, Juncus pondii)

Jointleaf Rush, Joint-leaf Rush, Jointed Rush: Juncus articulatus ssp. articulaus (Synonyms: Juncus articulatus, Juncus articulatus var. obtusatus, Juncus articulatus var. stolonifer, Juncus lampocarpus, Luzula hyperborea)

Arctic Rush, Baltic Rush, Dark Baltic Rush, Mountain Rush: Juncus balticus ssp. ater (Synonyms: Juncus arcticus, Juncus arcticus ssp. ater, Juncus arcticus ssp. balticus, Juncus arcticus var. balticus, Juncus arcticus ssp. littoralis, Juncus arcticus var. littoralis, Juncus arcticus var. montanus, Juncus ater, Juncus balticus, Juncus balticus ssp. balticus, Juncus articus var. balticus, Juncus balticus var. balticus, Juncus balticus ssp. cascadensis, Juncus balticus ssp. littoralis, Juncus balticus var. littoralis, Juncus balticus var. melanogenus, Juncus balticus var. montanus, Juncus balticus ssp. occidentalis, Juncus balticus var. stenocarpus, Juncus balticus var. vallicola)

Bolander's Rush: Juncus bolanderi (Synonym: Juncus bolanderi var. riparius)

Shortleaf Rush, Tuftedstem Rush: Juncus brachyphyllus (Synonym: Juncus kansanus)

Toad Rush: Juncus bufonius (Synonyms: Juncus ambiguous, Juncus bufonius var. bufonius, Juncus bufonius var. cogdonii, Juncus bufonius var. congestus, Juncus bufonius var. halophilus, Juncus bufonius var. occidentalis, Juncus sphaerocarpus)

Colorado Rush: Juncus confusus (Synonym: Juncus exilis)

Coville's Rush: Juncus covillei var. covillei (Synonym: Juncus prominens)

Blunt Rush: Juncus covillei var. obtusatus (Synonym: Juncus obtusatus)

Drummond's Rush, Threeflower Rush: Juncus drummondii (Synonyms: Juncus compressus var. subtriflorus, Juncus drummondii var. drummondii, Juncus drummondii var. longifructus, Juncus drummondii var. subtriflorus)

Dudley's Rush: Juncus dudleyi (Synonyms: Juncus tenuis var. dudleyi, Juncus tenuis var. uniflorus)

Pasture Rush, Soft Rush: Juncus effusus ssp. effusus (Synonyms: Juncus effusus var. compactus, Juncus effusus var. effusus, Juncus effusus var. subglomeratus)

Common Rush, Pacific Rush, Soft Rush: Juncus effusus ssp. pacificus (Synonyms: Juncus effusus var. caeruleomontanus, Juncus effusus var. pacificus)

Dagger-leaf Rush, Dagger-leaved Rush, Swordleaf Rush, Sword-leaf Rush, Three-stamened Rush: Juncus ensifolius (Synonyms: Juncus ensifolius var. ensifolius, Juncus ensifolius var. major, Juncus tracyi, Juncus xiphioides, Juncus xiphioides var. triandrus)

Klamath Rush, Lamp Rush, Weak Rush: Juncus exiguus (Synonym: Juncus effusus var. exiguus)

Thread Rush: Juncus filiformis

Center Basin Rush, Herman's Dwarf Rush, Least Rush: Juncus hemiendytus var. abjectus (Synonyms: Juncus abjectus, Juncus kelloggii)

Dwarf Rush, Herman's Dwarf Rush: Juncus hemiendytus var. hemiendytus (Synonym: Juncus kelloggii)

Howell's Rush: Juncus howellii

Lamp Rush, Shiny Rush: Juncus laccatus (Synonym: Juncus effusus var. gracilis)

Longstyle Rush, Long-styled Rush: Juncus longistylis (Synonym: Juncus longistylis var. longistylis)

Grass Rush, Grassleaf Rush: Juncus marginatus (Synonyms: Juncus marginatus var. marginatus, Juncus marginatus var. setosus, Juncus setosus)

Merten's Rush: Juncus mertensianus (Synonyms: Juncus duranii, Juncus mertensianus var. duranii, Juncus mertensianus var. filifolius, Juncus slwookoorum)

Mexican Rush: Juncus mexicanus (Synonyms: Juncus arcticus var. mexicanus, Juncus balticus ssp. mexicanus, Juncus balticus var. mexicanus)

Columbia Rush, Sierra Rush: Juncus nevadensis var. nevadensis (Synonyms: Juncus badius, Juncus columbianus, Juncus dubius, Juncus mertensianus var. badius, Juncus mertensianus var. columbianus, Juncus mertensianus ssp. gracilis, Juncus nevadensis var. badius, Juncus nevadensis var. columbianus)

Prairie Rush, Western Rush: Juncus occidentalis (Synonyms: Juncus tenuis var. congestus)

Straightleaf Rush, Straight-leaved Rush: Juncus orthophyllus

Pointed Rush: Juncus oxymeris (Synonym: Juncus acutiflorus)

Parry's Rush: Juncus parryi (Synonyms: Juncus drummondii var. parryi, Juncus hallii)

Gray Rush, Spreading Rush: Juncus patens

Regel's Rush: Juncus regelii (Synonym: Juncus jonesii)

Rocky Mountain Rush: Juncus saximontanus (Synonyms: Juncus ensifolius var. brunnescens, Juncus ensifolius var. montanus, Juncus saximontanus var. robustior, Juncus saximontanus var. saximontanus, Juncus xiphioides var. macranthus, Juncus xiphioides var. montanus, Juncus xiphioides var. xiphioides)

Hair-leaved Rush, Hairyleaf Rush, Hairy-leaf Rush, Spreading Rush: Juncus supiniformis (Synonyms: Juncus oreganus, Juncus paucicapitatus)

Path Rush, Poverty Rush, Slender Rush: Juncus tenuis (Synonyms: Juncus interior, Juncus macer, Juncus tenuis var. multicornis, Juncus tenuis var. tenuis, Juncus tenuis var. williamsii)

Torrey's Rush: Juncus torreyi (Synonyms: Juncus megacephalus, Juncus nodosus var. megacephalus)


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