Kellogg’s rush (Juncus kelloggii) COSEWIC assessment and status report: chapter 9

Special Significance of the Species

Other related forms that are threatened in British Columbia include Juncus arcticus ssp. alaskanus, J. confusus, J. oxymeris, J. regelii and J. stygius. All are blue-listed in British Columbia except for J. confuses, which is a red-listed species. These species do not occur in the same habitat as J. kelloggii (BC CDC Tracking List web site 2002; Douglas et al. 2002). The British Columbia population of Juncus kelloggi is a disjunct population from the nearest population (330 km away) in southern Washington, but the species is reported in southwest Oregon and California. Therefore, it is potentially a genetically significant population.

There is no special interest in this particular species, although it is a component of vernal pool communities that are fragile and subject to alteration.

There is no known use of this species by Aboriginal peoples (N. Turner, pers. comm.).

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