Baltic Rush

Juncus balticus var. littoralis

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Native to Virginia. How scores work Is it native here?

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Rare or protected plant. Specialist conservation planting; excluded from routine garden suggestions. Plant caution source

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Not yet recorded · Height · Spread · Light · Soil · Life cycle · Leaves · Bloom

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Recorded in 3 Virginia counties.

Ecological relationships

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What these records mean

8CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including VA

Genus host records with ranges including VA · Juncus

Acronicta insularisHenry's Marsh Moth, Cattail Caterpillar
Bactra furfuranaRush Bactra
Bactra verutanaJavelin Moth
Cisseps fulvicollisYellow-Collared Scape Moth
Coleophora cratipennellaStreaked Coleophora
Globia subflavaYellow Sedge Borer, Yellowish Nonagria, Subflava Sedge Borer
Xylena nuperaRed Swordgrass Moth, American Swordgrass Moth, False Armyworm
Coleophora fagicorticella

Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)

2BeesSoutheastern regional records

Southeastern regional records · Juncus

Individual names are not available yet.

Noori, Seltmann & Orr 2026, A curated and integrated dataset for exploring global bee-plant interactions (GloBI), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0

0Specialist beesPollen specialists

5BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

Recorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim · Juncus

Alectoris chukarChukar
Anas acutaNorthern Pintail
Coturnicops noveboracensisYellow Rail
Lagopus leucuraWhite-tailed Ptarmigan
Plectrophenax nivalisSnow Bunting

Hurlbert, Olsen, Sawyer & Winner 2021, Avian Diet Database, Scientific Data 8: 260 (CC0)

Direct food only: birds recorded eating this genus across North America. Caterpillars on host plants also feed nesting birds. NC Native Plant Society: butterfly gardening

No records yet · Ants · Beetles · Flies · Adult butterflies / moths · Other wasps · Other insects

Growing and identification

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Family: Family not recorded

What its natural habitat tells you

Conservation status

Virginia rank	S1
Global rank	Not available
VA status	Not verified
Federal status	Not verified

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