Highland Rush (Oreojuncus trifidus (L.) Záv.Drábk. & Kirschner)
Also classified as Juncus trifidus L.
This and Oreojuncus monanthos were split from Juncus into their own genus on the grounds that they have a different chromosome count (2n=30) and are presumably closer-related to each other than other rushes.
↑Range - Expand
| Legend | Color |
| Native or Not Present | |
| Native |
This tentative map is based on our own research. It may have limited data on Canada and/or Mexico, and there is some subjectivity in our assignment of plants as introduced vs. expanded. Read more in this blog post.
Although this plant occurs somewhere in each of these regions, it may only occur in a small part of some or all of them.
↑Related Plants
This species is closely-related to Oreojuncus monanthos, which is native to Western Europe and does not occur in North America.
↑Links & External Resources
• Juncus trifidus (Highland Rush) | USDA PLANTS Database (About This Site)
• Juncus trifidus | Go Botany (About This Site)
• Juncus trifidus | Biota of North America Project (BONAP) (About This Site)
• Juncus trifidus | NatureServe Explorer (About This Site)
• Juncus trifidus | Flora of North America (About This Site)
• Highland Rush | Maryland Biodiversity Project (About This Site)
• Oreojuncus trifidus (L.) Záveská Drábková & Kirschner (Highland Rush) | Digital Atlas of the Virginia Flora (About This Site)
• Oreojuncus trifidus (L.) Záv.Drábk. & Kirschner | Plants of the World Online (POWO) (About This Site)
