Burke: Juncus acutus vs. Juncus vaseyi

	Juncus acutus	Juncus vaseyi
		Vasey's rush

	Juncus acutus	Juncus vaseyi
Flowering time		May-July
Habitat		Low elevation in marshes and wet meadows.
Distribution	[WildflowerSearch map] [BONAP county map]	Occurring east of the Cascades crest in northeastern Washington; southeastern British Columbia to northeastern Washington, east and south to Idaho, western Montana, Wyoming, and Colorado. [WildflowerSearch map] [BONAP county map]
Origin		Native
Conservation status		Review Group 1 in Washington (WANHP)
Sibling taxa	J. acuminatus, J. alpinoarticulatus, J. anthelatus, J. articulatus, J. balticus, J. bolanderi, J. brachycarpus, J. brevicaudatus, J. breweri, J. bufonius, J. bulbosus, J. canadensis, J. compressus, J. confusus, J. conglomeratus, J. covillei, J. diffusissimus, J. drummondii, J. dudleyi, J. effusus, J. ensifolius, J. falcatus, J. filiformis, J. gerardi, J. hemiendytus, J. hesperius, J. howellii, J. inflexus, J. interior, J. kelloggii, J. laccatus, J. longistylis, J. mertensianus, J. nevadensis, J. nodosus, J. occidentalis, J. orthophyllus, J. oxymeris, J. parryi, J. patens, J. pelocarpus, J. pylaei, J. regelii, J. saximontanus, J. supiniformis, J. tenuis, J. tiehmii, J. torreyi, J. trilocularis, J. uncialis, J. vaseyi	J. acuminatus, J. alpinoarticulatus, J. anthelatus, J. articulatus, J. balticus, J. bolanderi, J. brachycarpus, J. brevicaudatus, J. breweri, J. bufonius, J. bulbosus, J. canadensis, J. compressus, J. confusus, J. conglomeratus, J. covillei, J. diffusissimus, J. drummondii, J. dudleyi, J. effusus, J. ensifolius, J. falcatus, J. filiformis, J. gerardi, J. hemiendytus, J. hesperius, J. howellii, J. inflexus, J. interior, J. kelloggii, J. laccatus, J. longistylis, J. mertensianus, J. nevadensis, J. nodosus, J. occidentalis, J. orthophyllus, J. oxymeris, J. parryi, J. patens, J. pelocarpus, J. pylaei, J. regelii, J. saximontanus, J. supiniformis, J. tenuis, J. tiehmii, J. torreyi, J. trilocularis, J. uncialis
Web links	Local Web sites: Flora NW, PNW Herbaria WildflowerSearch iNaturalist (observations) USDA Plants Database LBJ Wildflower Center SEINet Plants of the World Online Encyclopedia of Life Wikipedia Google Image Search	Local floras: BC, WA Local Web sites: Flora NW, PNW Herbaria WildflowerSearch iNaturalist (observations) USDA Plants Database LBJ Wildflower Center SEINet Plants of the World Online Encyclopedia of Life Wikipedia Google Image Search

Flowering time

May-July

Habitat

Low elevation in marshes and wet meadows.

Distribution

Occurring east of the Cascades crest in northeastern Washington; southeastern British Columbia to northeastern Washington, east and south to Idaho, western Montana, Wyoming, and Colorado.

[WildflowerSearch map]

[BONAP county map]

Origin

Native

Conservation status

Review Group 1 in Washington (WANHP)

Sibling taxa

J. acuminatus, J. alpinoarticulatus, J. anthelatus, J. articulatus, J. balticus, J. bolanderi, J. brachycarpus, J. brevicaudatus, J. breweri, J. bufonius, J. bulbosus, J. canadensis, J. compressus, J. confusus, J. conglomeratus, J. covillei, J. diffusissimus, J. drummondii, J. dudleyi, J. effusus, J. ensifolius, J. falcatus, J. filiformis, J. gerardi, J. hemiendytus, J. hesperius, J. howellii, J. inflexus, J. interior, J. kelloggii, J. laccatus, J. longistylis, J. mertensianus, J. nevadensis, J. nodosus, J. occidentalis, J. orthophyllus, J. oxymeris, J. parryi, J. patens, J. pelocarpus, J. pylaei, J. regelii, J. saximontanus, J. supiniformis, J. tenuis, J. tiehmii, J. torreyi, J. trilocularis, J. uncialis, J. vaseyi

J. acuminatus, J. alpinoarticulatus, J. anthelatus, J. articulatus, J. balticus, J. bolanderi, J. brachycarpus, J. brevicaudatus, J. breweri, J. bufonius, J. bulbosus, J. canadensis, J. compressus, J. confusus, J. conglomeratus, J. covillei, J. diffusissimus, J. drummondii, J. dudleyi, J. effusus, J. ensifolius, J. falcatus, J. filiformis, J. gerardi, J. hemiendytus, J. hesperius, J. howellii, J. inflexus, J. interior, J. kelloggii, J. laccatus, J. longistylis, J. mertensianus, J. nevadensis, J. nodosus, J. occidentalis, J. orthophyllus, J. oxymeris, J. parryi, J. patens, J. pelocarpus, J. pylaei, J. regelii, J. saximontanus, J. supiniformis, J. tenuis, J. tiehmii, J. torreyi, J. trilocularis, J. uncialis

Web links

UW Burke Herbarium species comparison

Juncus acutus

Juncus vaseyi

Juncus acutus

Juncus vaseyi