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Baltic Rush

Juncus balticus

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 552, February 407, March 638, April 1,004, May 1,448, June 1,579, July 1,690, August 1,453, September 1,067, October 796, November 435, December 340.
United States17,066
Alaska11,411
Canada4,821
California1,685
Ontario1,357
Quebec862
British Columbia677
Nunavut580
Michigan578
Alberta523

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

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Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
Classmonocots · Liliopsida
Ordergrasses, sedges, cattails, and allies · Poales
FamilyRushes and Allies · Juncaceae
GenusRushes · Juncus

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