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Juncus acuminatus
rush
Assateague Island National Seashore
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Common

Scientific Name with Authority:		Juncus acuminatus Michx.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		rush
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Poales, Family Juncaceae, Genus Juncus, Species Juncus acuminatus


Park Tags:
ParkTag -


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		MD: SNR; VA: S5
Evidence:		0 Observations, 6 Vouchers, 3 Data Store References, 0 External Links


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Acadia National Park	Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site
Anacostia Park	Big Bend National Park
Big Thicket National Preserve	Blue Ridge Parkway
Buffalo National River	Cape Cod National Seashore
Cape Hatteras National Seashore	Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
Catoctin Mountain Park	Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park	Colonial National Historical Park
Congaree National Park	Cowpens National Battlefield
Cumberland Island National Seashore	Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area	First State National Historical Park
Fort Caroline National Memorial	Gateway National Recreation Area
Gauley River National Recreation Area	George Washington Carver National Monument
Gettysburg National Military Park	Grand Canyon National Park
Great Falls Park	Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Gulf Islands National Seashore	Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
Hot Springs National Park	Indiana Dunes National Park
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve	Johnstown Flood National Memorial
Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens	Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Kings Mountain National Military Park	Lewis and Clark National Historical Park
Little River Canyon National Preserve	Mammoth Cave National Park
Manassas National Battlefield Park	Moores Creek National Battlefield
Natchez Trace Parkway	New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
North Cascades National Park	Olympic National Park
Ozark National Scenic Riverways	Padre Island National Seashore
Piscataway Park	Prince William Forest Park
Richmond National Battlefield Park	Saguaro National Park
San Juan Island National Historical Park	Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site
Shenandoah National Park	Shiloh National Military Park
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore	Suitland Parkway
Thomas Stone National Historic Site	Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve
Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River	Whiskeytown National Recreation Area


Last Modified Date:	4/7/2005

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 11/4/2025 7:01:27 AM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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