Juncus vaseyi

Juncus vaseyi is a species of flowering plant in the rush family Juncaceae.^[3] It is native to North America. The specific epithet vaseyi honors the American botanist George Vasey. The species is commonly called Vasey's rush.

Juncus vaseyi
Conservation status
Secure  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Juncaceae
Genus:	Juncus
Species:	J. vaseyi
Binomial name
Juncus vaseyi Engelm.[2]
Synonyms[3]
Homotypic synonyms Agathryon vaseyi (Engelm.) Záv.Drábk. & Proćków Juncus greenei var. vaseyi (Engelm.) B.Boivin

Juncus vaseyi

Taxonomy

Juncus vaseyi was named and described by the German-American botanist George Engelmann in 1866.^[2] The type specimen was collected a "few years" earlier by Dr. George Vasey along the Fox River near Ringwood, Illinois.^[4] Since Vasey had "paid a good deal of attention to this genus", Engelmann named the species in his honor.

Distribution and habitat

Juncus vaseyi occurs across North America, primarily in Canada.^[5] In the United States, it is most common in Minnesota.^[6]

Conservation

According to NatureServe, the global conservation status of Juncus vaseyi is secure (G5).^[1] In Illinois, where the type specimen was collected during the mid-19th century, the species is possibly extirpated (SH).