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Rushes and Allies

Juncaceae · 42 species

In Québec, the family Juncaceae (order Poales) counts 42 species of plants. The stars? Tweedy rush, Thread rush and Field rush, the most often observed. The richest region: Nord-du-Québec, with 27 species. Every species has its own page: photos, its season, its habitat and the best places to see it near you.

Species observed by region

Where do the observations come from?

  • Mostly iNaturalist : photos taken by people all over Québec, with the species confirmed by the community.
  • Other public sources : such as eBird for birds and the provincial forest inventories, gathered by GBIF, the global biodiversity data network.
  • What we keep : confirmed observations, with an exact position (not blurred to protect a rare species), that their author allows to be reused.
  • One place counts once : several observations of the same species at the same spot (within 11 m) count as one.
  • So our numbers are lower : than iNaturalist’s total. A region without observations does not mean the species does not live there.

Data downloaded in September 2026.

  1. Nord-du-Québec27
  2. Côte-Nord26
  3. Capitale-Nationale25
  4. Bas-Saint-Laurent23
  5. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine22
  6. Montérégie20
  7. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean19
  8. Chaudière-Appalaches17
  9. Estrie16
  10. Outaouais16
  11. Abitibi-Témiscamingue16
  12. Laurentides16
  13. Lanaudière14
  14. Montréal13
  15. Centre-du-Québec12
  16. Mauricie9
  17. Laval6

Rushes and Allies 42

Poales
All2,855Poales529Asterales316Lamiales214Rosales205Caryophyllales204Malpighiales120Asparagales119Brassicales109Ranunculales98Ericales95Fabales91Alismatales74Saxifragales68Polypodiales60Apiales51Dipsacales50Gentianales50Solanales43Fagales38Boraginales33Malvales29Myrtales29Sapindales27Pinales26Liliales22Ophioglossales20Lycopodiales18Geraniales17Cornales14Celastrales12Equisetales9Vitales7Commelinales6Cucurbitales6Nymphaeales5Oxalidales5Piperales5Osmundales4Aquifoliales3Santalales3Selaginellales3Acorales2Buxales2Ceratophyllales2Isoetales2Salviniales2Crossosomatales1Ginkgoales1Hymenophyllales1Laurales1Magnoliales1Marchantiales1Proteales1Schizaeales1
Juncaceae
All529Cyperaceae256Poaceae217Juncaceae42Typhaceae11Eriocaulaceae2Xyridaceae1
Tweedy rush668 observations
Thread rush447 observations
Field rush368 observations
Common rush319 observations
Toad rush319 observations
Knotted rush307 observations
Northern woodrush279 observations
Baltic rush256 observations
Brownfruit rush226 observations
Millet woodrush217 observations
Northern green rush194 observations
Chestnut rush138 observations
Highland rush130 observations
Canadian rush129 observations
Dudley's rush127 observations
Wahlenberg's woodrush101 observations
Spiked woodrush99 observations
Jointed rush86 observations
Hairy woodrush80 observations
Common woodrush76 observations
Arctic woodrush67 observations
Twoflowered rush59 observations
Field woodrush44 observations
Roundfruit rush36 observations
Torrey's rush32 observations
Arctic rush31 observations
Saltmarsh rush30 observations
Vasey's rush28 observations
Moor rush27 observations
Common rush20 observations
Smallhead rush15 observations
Eurasian woodrush15 observations
Greene's rush14 observations
Long-style rush13 observations
Frog rush12 observations
Three-hulled rush7 observations
Swordleaf rush5 observations
Sharp-fruit rush4 observations
Oakforest woodrush4 observations
Greater poverty rush2 observations
Lopsided rushJuncus secundus
Common rushJuncus conglomeratus