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  5. Grasses, Sedges, Cattails, and Allies
  6. Rushes
  7. Wiwi
  8. Juncus

subgenus

Juncus

Juncus

Includes
56 native 4 introduced 3 present
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Children

  • Ozophyllum 27 native
  • Graminifolii 11 native
  • Iridifolii 6 native
  • Caespitosi 5 native
  • Stygiopsis 4 native
  • Juncus 3 native

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Top native Juncus All

Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.

  • Jointed Rush Juncus articulatus caterpillars 9 hosts 1 food 24 flowers 1
  • Torrey's Rush Juncus torreyi caterpillars 9 food 16
  • Tapered Rush Juncus acuminatus caterpillars 9 food 16
  • Canada Rush Juncus canadensis caterpillars 9 food 15
  • Grass-leaved Rush Juncus marginatus caterpillars 9 food 14 flowers 1
  • Small-head Rush Juncus brachycephalus caterpillars 9 food 13
  • Northern Green Rush Juncus alpinoarticulatus caterpillars 8 food 21
  • Knotted Rush Juncus nodosus caterpillars 8 food 15
  • Narrow-panicle Rush Juncus tweedyi caterpillars 8 food 13
  • Brown-fruit Rush Juncus pelocarpus caterpillars 8 food 13
  • Bayonet Rush Juncus militaris caterpillars 8 food 13
  • Needlepod Rush Juncus scirpoides caterpillars 8 food 11 flowers 2
  • Short-fruit Rush Juncus brachycarpus caterpillars 8 food 11
  • Large Grass-leaved Rush Juncus biflorus caterpillars 7 food 11
  • Moor Rush Juncus stygius caterpillars 6 food 15
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