Greater Poverty Rush

Juncus anthelatus (Wiegand) R.E. Brooks

Rush family

Plant Type
Graminoid
Life Cycle
Perennial
Mature Height
3.0 feet
Flower Color
Green, Brown
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Mid Spring

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Wind

Native Range

  • USA:  Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin
  • MEX:  Mexico Northeast
  • CAN:  New Brunswick, Ontario, Québec

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.

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