Participant Info

Species

Juncus balticus [Juncus arcticus var. balticus] [Agathryon balticum]

Family

Juncaceae

CommonName

Baltic rush

Presence

yes

Status

native

EarliestDate

1896

LatestDate

2013

Ecosystem

basin, shrubland, foothill, montane, subalpine, ruderal

Geobotanical

SSawatch, Garitas, SSanjuans, Culebras, NCristos, UBasin, LBasin

Counties

Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Hinsdale, Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache

Passes

Cumbres, La Veta, Los Pinos, Mosca, North, Wolf Creek

WildlifePreserves

Baca, Big Meadows Reservoir, Blanca Wetlands, Brown Lakes, Monte Vista, San Luis Lakes

Other Localities

PhotoRecords

YES Richard Haswell: Mineral Co, Shaw Lake 9 July 2020

Comments

Baltic rush has been collected often all around the Watershed. It occupies mesic habitats from basin to subalpine: wet meadows, river and pond sides, ditches, etc. Juncus balticus tolerates alkaline soil, and is available from garden centers for ornamental use. The central USA range is all Western, upper Great Plains, Great Lakes, and northern New England states. The species runs throughout the Rio Grande drainage in New Mexico, with a few locations in far western Texas. Note that FNA still treats this taxon as a variety of Juncus arcticus, but POWO relegates Juncus arcticus var. balticus to Canada, Greenland, and the Eurasian arctic, and treats the mainland USA species as Juncus balticus.

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