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Juncus dichotomus
forked rush
Catoctin Mountain Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Probably Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:

Scientific Name with Authority:		Juncus dichotomus Elliott
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		forked rush
Park Synonyms:

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


Park Tags:
ParkTag -


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		MD: SNR
Evidence:		0 Observations, 1 Vouchers, 0 Data Store References, 0 External Links


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Colonial National Historical Park	Congaree National Park
Cumberland Island National Seashore	Fire Island National Seashore
Fort Caroline National Memorial	Fort Matanzas National Monument
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Great Falls Park	Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Gulf Islands National Seashore	Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
Manassas National Battlefield Park	Moores Creek National Battlefield
Natchez Trace Parkway	Petersburg National Battlefield
Prince William Forest Park	Shenandoah National Park
Stones River National Battlefield	Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve


Last Modified Date:	11/26/2006

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 11/4/2025 1:55:57 AM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

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