| Juncus vaseyi | |
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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 | |
| Synonyms [3] | |
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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 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.
Juncus vaseyi occurs across North America, primarily in Canada. [5] In the United States, it is most common in Minnesota. [6]
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).
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