Species Details

Juncus luciensis

Santa Lucia dwarf rush

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Classification

Scientific Name: Juncus luciensis Ertter
Common Name: Santa Lucia dwarf rush
Family:	Juncaceae
Element Code:	PMJUN013J0
USDA Plants Symbol:	JULU2
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	1B.2
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G3
State Rank:	S3
Other Status:	BLM_S; USFS_S
CRPR Changes: added to 1B.2 on 2009-04-30
Add Date:	2009-04-30
Date Edited:	2022-01-05

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: annual herb

Blooming Period: Apr-Jul

Elevation:
300 - 2040 meters
985 - 6695 feet

General Habitats:

Chaparral
Great Basin scrub
Lower montane coniferous forest
Meadows and seeps
Vernal pools

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Notes

Notes: Potentially threatened by development.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	2
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	2	5 %
Agriculture	1	2%
Foot traffic/trampling	1	2%

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					37
A	B	C	D	X	U
0	1	0	0	0	36

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	31
Recent <=20 Years	6

Presence:
Presumed Extant	37
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Lassen (LAS), Modoc (MOD), Monterey (MNT), Napa (NAP), Nevada (NEV), Placer (PLA), Plumas (PLU), Riverside (RIV), San Benito (SBT), San Diego (SDG), San Luis Obispo (SLO), Santa Barbara (SBA), Shasta (SHA)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Adelaida (3512067), Bear Canyon (3612113), Big Pine Mtn. (3411966), Buckhorn Lake (4012081), Burnett Peak (3512172), Camatta Ranch (3512043), Cone Peak (3612114), Cosio Knob (3612112), Creston (3512055), Crocker Mtn. (3912084), Cuyamaca Peak (3211685), Detert Reservoir (3812265), Dixie Mountain (3912083), Egg Lake (4112133), Estrella (3512065), Fallbrook (3311743), Ferris Creek (4012013), Frenchman Lake (3912082), Goleta (3411947), Grizzly Valley (3912085), Jacks Backbone (4012166), Janesville (4012035), Jolon (3512182), Julian (3311615), Lake Cachuma (3411958), Martis Peak (3912031), Mount Johnson (3612153), Murrieta (3311752), Norden (3912033), Parkfield (3512084), Paso Robles (3512066), Pikes Point (4012057), Portola (3912074), San Marcos Pass (3411957), Squaw Valley Peak (4012014), Templeton (3512056), Tierra Redonda Mountain (3512078), Wildomar (3311753)

Notes:

Definitions of codes following a county and/or quad:
*		Presumed extirpated
(?)		Occurrence confirmed, but possibly extirpated
Quad and county data is imported from the CNDDB. Species may be present in other areas where conditions are favorable. These data should NOT be substituted for pre-project review or for on-site surveys.

Regional Map

Map

Presumed Extant

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Selected References

CNPS Status Review:

CRPR List Addition on 2009-04-30