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Maryland Checklist - Category: Rush Family - all-time (Total: 40)
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Common Name
Genus
Species
Records  
Category
Family
Order
Class
Kingdom
1
Whiteroot Rush
Juncus
brachycarpus
7
Rush Family
Juncaceae
Poales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
2
Roundfruit Rush
Juncus
compressus
30
Rush Family
Juncaceae
Poales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
3
Bayonet Rush
Juncus
militaris
1
Rush Family
Juncaceae
Poales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
4
Toad Rush
Juncus
bufonius
19
Rush Family
Juncaceae
Poales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
5
Needlepod Rush (scirpoides)
Juncus
scirpoides
var.
scirpoides
4
Rush Family
Juncaceae
Poales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
6
Lesser Creeping Rush
Juncus
repens
30
Rush Family
Juncaceae
Poales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
7
Canadian Rush
Juncus
canadensis
60
Rush Family
Juncaceae
Poales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
8
Needlepod Rush
Juncus
scirpoides
71
Rush Family
Juncaceae
Poales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
9
Weak Rush
Juncus
debilis
12
Rush Family
Juncaceae
Poales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
10
Woodland Rush
Juncus
subcaudatus
38
Rush Family
Juncaceae
Poales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
11
Slimpod Rush
Juncus
diffusissimus
19
Rush Family
Juncaceae
Poales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
12
Torrey's Rush
Juncus
torreyi
13
Rush Family
Juncaceae
Poales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
13
Soft Rush
Juncus
effusus
ssp.
solutus
273
Rush Family
Juncaceae
Poales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
14
Round-headed Rush
Juncus
validus
22
Rush Family
Juncaceae
Poales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
15
Long's Rush
Juncus
longii
15
Rush Family
Juncaceae
Poales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
16
Taper-tipped Rush
Juncus
acuminatus
92
Rush Family
Juncaceae
Poales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
17
Bulbous Woodrush
Luzula
bulbosa
48
Rush Family
Juncaceae
Poales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
18
Big-headed Rush
Juncus
megacephalus
1
Rush Family
Juncaceae
Poales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
19
Mountain Rush
Juncus
balticus
var.
littoralis
1
Rush Family
Juncaceae
Poales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
20
Common Woodrush
Luzula
multiflora
ssp.
multiflora
5
Rush Family
Juncaceae
Poales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
21
Brown-fruited Rush
Juncus
pelocarpus
16
Rush Family
Juncaceae
Poales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
22
Bog Rush
Juncus
biflorus
70
Rush Family
Juncaceae
Poales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
23
Common Rush
Juncus
pylaei
13
Rush Family
Juncaceae
Poales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
24
Black Needlerush
Juncus
roemerianus
139
Rush Family
Juncaceae
Poales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
25
Narrow-panicled Rush
Juncus
brevicaudatus
3
Rush Family
Juncaceae
Poales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
26
Needlepod Rush (compositus)
Juncus
scirpoides
var.
compositus
0
Rush Family
Juncaceae
Poales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
27
Lopsided Rush
Juncus
secundus
39
Rush Family
Juncaceae
Poales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
28
New Jersey Rush
Juncus
caesariensis
8
Rush Family
Juncaceae
Poales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
29
Poverty Rush
Juncus
tenuis
182
Rush Family
Juncaceae
Poales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
30
Leathery Rush
Juncus
coriaceus
65
Rush Family
Juncaceae
Poales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
31
Highland Rush
Oreojuncus
trifidus
2
Rush Family
Juncaceae
Poales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
32
Forked Rush
Juncus
dichotomus
54
Rush Family
Juncaceae
Poales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
33
Hairy Woodrush
Luzula
acuminata
29
Rush Family
Juncaceae
Poales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
34
Dudley's Rush
Juncus
dudleyi
5
Rush Family
Juncaceae
Poales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
35
Greater Poverty Rush
Juncus
anthelatus
13
Rush Family
Juncaceae
Poales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
36
Hedgehog Woodrush
Luzula
echinata
96
Rush Family
Juncaceae
Poales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
37
Saltmeadow Rush
Juncus
gerardii
29
Rush Family
Juncaceae
Poales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
38
Joint-leaved Rush
Juncus
articulatus
4
Rush Family
Juncaceae
Poales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
39
Elliott's Rush
Juncus
elliottii
2
Rush Family
Juncaceae
Poales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
40
Grass-leaved Rush
Juncus
marginatus
41
Rush Family
Juncaceae
Poales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
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