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Juncaceae
Juncus

not marked as a favorite taxon *Juncus ranarius Songeon & E.P. Perrier. Common name: Frog Rush. Phenology: Jun-Nov. Habitat: Coastal sands and salt marshes. Distribution: Newfoundland and Labrador (Labrador) south to Maine, Massachusetts, New York and Delaware; Europe. The American distribution is sometimes considered to be as an introduction from Europe. See Werier 2017 for comments on the historical distribution of this species on Long Island, New York.

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Subgenus: Agathryon. Section: Tenageia.

ID notes: J. ranarius can only be mistaken for J. bufonius or depauperate J. tenuis. J. ranarius can be distinguished from J. tenuis by its small stature and inflorescence beginning just a few inches above the ground. Very similar to J. bufonus (see key).

Origin/Endemic status: Eurasia

Synonymy ⓘ: = Can, K4, NY, POWO, Kirschner (2002b); (Alt) = Agathryon ranarium (Songeon & E.P.Perrier) Záv.Drábk. & Proćków — Proćków & Záveská Drábková (2023); = Juncus bufonius L. var. halophilus Buchenau & Fernald — C, F, G, K1, Mo1; = n/a — Tat; < Juncus ambiguus Guss. — AqW, NS; < Juncus bufonius L. — FNA22, Pa, Kirschner (2002b). Basionym: Juncus ranarius Songeon & E.P.Perrier 1860

Links to other floras: < Juncus bufonius - FNA22

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Great Plains: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Midwest: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

Heliophily ⓘ: 9

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