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PLANTS

Thread rush

Juncus filiformis

Plants
NativeHerbPerennial
Thread rush, In fruit
Thread rush, In flower
Thread rush, Flower buds

Perennial herbaceous plant. Grows in mountains.

There are 447 observations of Thread rush in Québec, mostly in Nord-du-Québec, Côte-Nord and Capitale-Nationale, and it has been reported in every region. They peak from June to August and become rare from November to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Nord-du-Québec147
  2. Côte-Nord106
  3. Capitale-Nationale37
  4. Abitibi-Témiscamingue28
  5. Chaudière-Appalaches21
  6. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean21
  7. Estrie17
  8. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine15
  9. Laurentides15
  10. Bas-Saint-Laurent15
  11. Outaouais12
  12. Lanaudière5
  13. Montérégie4
  14. Laval1
  15. Centre-du-Québec1
  16. Mauricie1
  17. Montréal1

Habitat

MountainJosyan Pierson

Similar species

Common rushJuncus effusus
Field rushJuncus tenuis
Roundfruit rushJuncus compressus
Baltic rushJuncus balticus
Highland rushOreojuncus trifidus
Tufted bulrushTrichophorum cespitosum
Arctic rushJuncus arcticus
Jointed rushJuncus articulatus