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  1. Life
  2. Plants
  3. Vascular Plants
  4. Monocots
  5. Grasses, Sedges, Cattails, and Allies
  6. Rushes

family

Rushes

Juncaceae

Includes
107 native 10 introduced 13 present
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Children

  • Wiwi 88 native
  • Woodrush 18 native
  • Mountain Rush 1 native

Range

United States

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

Top native rushes All

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

  • Toad Rush Juncus bufonius caterpillars 10 food 24
  • Soft Rush Juncus effusus caterpillars 9 hosts 1 food 31 flowers 4
  • Jointed Rush Juncus articulatus caterpillars 9 hosts 1 food 24 flowers 1
  • Slender Path Rush Juncus tenuis caterpillars 9 food 27
  • Thread Rush Juncus filiformis caterpillars 9 food 21
  • Saltmeadow Rush Juncus gerardi caterpillars 9 food 17
  • Torrey's Rush Juncus torreyi caterpillars 9 food 16
  • Dudley's Rush Juncus dudleyi 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
  • Pylaie's Soft Rush Juncus pylaei caterpillars 9 food 13
  • Forked Rush Juncus dichotomus caterpillars 9 food 13
  • Small-head Rush Juncus brachycephalus caterpillars 9 food 13
  • Secund Rush Juncus secundus caterpillars 9 food 13
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