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Scientific Name (Synonyms are indented) Common Name
Jamesia Torr. & A. Gray cliffbush
Jamesia americana Torr. & A. Gray fivepetal cliffbush
Jamesia americana Torr. & A. Gray var. rosea J.A. Purpus ex C.K. Schneid. fivepetal cliffbush
     Edwinia californica Small  
     Jamesia americana Torr. & A. Gray ssp. californica (Small) E. Murray  
     Jamesia americana Torr. & A. Gray var. californica (Small) Jeps.  
Jamesia tetrapetala N.H. Holmgren & P.K. Holmgren fourpetal cliffbush
Johanneshowellia Reveal
Johanneshowellia puberula (S. Watson) Reveal Red Creek buckwheat
     Eriogonum puberulum S. Watson  
     Eriogonum puberulum S. Watson var. venosum S. Stokes  
Juncus L. rush
Juncus acutus L. spiny rush
Juncus acutus L. ssp. leopoldii (Parl.) Snog. Leopold's rush
     Juncus acutus L. var. sphaerocarpus Engelm.  
Juncus arcticus Willd. arctic rush
Juncus arcticus Willd. ssp. littoralis (Engelm.) Hultén mountain rush
     Juncus arcticus Willd. ssp. ater (Rydb.) Hultén  
     Juncus arcticus Willd. ssp. balticus (Willd.) Hyl.  
     Juncus arcticus Willd. var. balticus (Willd.) Trautv.  
     Juncus arcticus Willd. var. littoralis (Engelm.) B. Boivin  
     Juncus arcticus Willd. var. montanus (Engelm.) S.L. Welsh  
     Juncus ater Rydb.  
     Juncus balticus Willd.  
     Juncus balticus Willd. var. balticus  
     Juncus balticus Willd. var. littoralis Engelm.  
     Juncus balticus Willd. var. melanogenus Fernald & Wiegand  
     Juncus balticus Willd. var. montanus Engelm.  
     Juncus balticus Willd. var. stenocarpus Buchenau & Fernald  
     Juncus balticus Willd. var. vallicola Rydb.  
Juncus articulatus L. jointleaf rush
     Juncus articulatus L. var. obtusatus Engelm.  
     Luzula hyperborea R. Br. p.p.  
Juncus bryoides F.J. Herm. moss rush
Juncus bufonius L. toad rush
Juncus bufonius L. var. bufonius toad rush
Juncus bufonius L. var. occidentalis F.J. Herm. toad rush
     Juncus sphaerocarpus auct. non Nees ex Funck  
Juncus castaneus Sm. chestnut rush
Juncus castaneus Sm. ssp. castaneus chestnut rush
Juncus castaneus Sm. ssp. castaneus var. castaneus chestnut rush
Juncus chlorocephalus Engelm. greenhead rush
Juncus confusus Coville Colorado rush
     Juncus exilis Osterh.  
Juncus cooperi Engelm. Cooper's rush
Juncus drummondii E. Mey. Drummond's rush
Juncus drummondii E. Mey. var. drummondii Drummond's rush
Juncus dudleyi Wiegand Dudley's rush
     Juncus tenuis Willd. var. dudleyi (Wiegand) F.J. Herm.  
     Juncus tenuis Willd. var. uniflorus auct. non Farw. p.p.  
Juncus effusus L. common rush
Juncus effusus L. var. pacificus Fernald & Wiegand Pacific rush
Juncus ensifolius Wikstr. swordleaf rush
     Juncus ensifolius Wikstr. var. major Hook.  
     Juncus xiphioides E. Mey. var. triandrus Engelm.  
Juncus hemiendytus F.J. Herm. Herman's dwarf rush
Juncus hemiendytus F.J. Herm. var. abjectus (F.J. Herm.) Ertter Herman's dwarf rush
     Juncus abjectus F.J. Herm.  
Juncus hemiendytus F.J. Herm. var. hemiendytus Herman's dwarf rush
Juncus kelloggii Engelm. Kellogg's dwarf rush
     Juncus brachystylus (Engelm.) Piper  
Juncus longistylis Torr. longstyle rush
Juncus longistylis Torr. var. longistylis longstyle rush
Juncus macrophyllus Coville longleaf rush
Juncus mertensianus Bong. Mertens' rush
     Juncus slwookoorum S.B. Young  
Juncus mexicanus Willd. ex Schult. & Schult. f. Mexican rush
     Juncus balticus Willd. var. mexicanus (Willd. ex Schult. & Schult. f.) Kuntze  
Juncus nevadensis S. Watson Sierra rush
Juncus nevadensis S. Watson var. badius (Suksd.) C.L. Hitchc. Sierra rush
     Juncus badius Suksd.  
     Juncus mertensianus Bong. var. badius (Suksd.) F.J. Herm.  
Juncus nevadensis S. Watson var. nevadensis Sierra rush
     Juncus mertensianus Bong. ssp. gracilis (Engelm.) F.J. Herm.  
Juncus nodosus L. knotted rush
Juncus nodosus L. var. nodosus knotted rush
Juncus occidentalis Wiegand western rush
     Juncus tenuis Willd. var. congestus Engelm.  
Juncus orthophyllus Coville straightleaf rush
Juncus parryi Engelm. Parry's rush
Juncus regelii Buchenau Regel's rush
     Juncus jonesii Rydb.  
Juncus saximontanus A. Nelson Rocky Mountain rush
     Juncus ensifolius Wikstr. var. brunnescens (Rydb.) Cronquist  
     Juncus ensifolius Wikstr. var. montanus (Engelm.) C.L. Hitchc.  
     Juncus saximontanus A. Nelson var. robustior M. Peck  
     Juncus xiphioides E. Mey. var. macranthus Engelm.  
     Juncus xiphioides E. Mey. var. montanus Engelm.  
Juncus tenuis Willd. poverty rush
     Juncus macer Gray  
     Juncus tenuis Willd. var. multicornis E. Mey.  
     Juncus tenuis Willd. var. williamsii Fernald  
Juncus tiehmii Ertter Nevada rush
Juncus torreyi Coville Torrey's rush
Juncus tracyi Rydb. Tracy's rush
Juncus uncialis Greene twelfth rush
Juncus xiphioides E. Mey. irisleaf rush
Juniperus L. juniper
Juniperus californica Carrière California juniper
     Juniperus cedrosiana Kellogg  
     Juniperus cerrosianus Kellogg  
     Juniperus pyriformis Lindl.  
     Sabina californica (Carrière) Antoine  
Juniperus communis L. common juniper
Juniperus communis L. var. depressa Pursh common juniper
     Juniperus canadensis Lodd. ex Burgsd.  
     Juniperus communis L. ssp. depressa (Pursh) Franco  
     Juniperus depressa (Pursh) Raf.  
Juniperus occidentalis Hook. western juniper
Juniperus occidentalis Hook. var. australis (Vasek) A.H. Holmgren & N.H. Holmgren western juniper
     Juniperus occidentalis Hook. ssp. australis Vasek  
Juniperus occidentalis Hook. var. occidentalis western juniper
     Juniperus californica Carrière var. siskiyouensis L.F. Hend.  
     Sabina occidentalis (Hook.) A. Heller  
Juniperus osteosperma (Torr.) Little Utah juniper
     Juniperus californica Carrière ssp. osteosperma (Torr.) E. Murray  
     Juniperus californica Carrière var. osteosperma (Torr.) L.D. Benson  
     Juniperus californica Carrière var. utahensis Engelm.  
     Juniperus knightii A. Nelson  
     Juniperus megalocarpa Sudw.  
     Juniperus monosperma (Engelm.) Sarg. var. knightii (A. Nelson) Lemmon  
     Juniperus occidentalis Hook. var. utahensis (Engelm.) Kent  
     Juniperus utahensis (Engelm.) Lemmon  
     Juniperus utahensis (Engelm.) Lemmon var. megalocarpa (Sudw.) Sarg.  
     Sabina osteosperma (Torr.) Antoine  
     Sabina utahensis (Engelm.) Rydb.  
Juniperus scopulorum Sarg. Rocky Mountain juniper
     Juniperus scopulorum Sarg. var. columnaris Fassett  
     Juniperus virginiana L. ssp. scopulorum (Sarg.) E. Murray  
     Juniperus virginiana L. var. montana Vasey  
     Juniperus virginiana L. var. scopulorum (Sarg.) Lemmon  
     Sabina scopulorum (Sarg.) Rydb.  
Source

USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 20 May 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. )

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Native & Naturalized Plants of Nevada

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Protected Plants in Nevada

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