Juncus alpinoarticulatus

Juncus alpinoarticulatus
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Juncaceae
Genus: Juncus
Species:
J. alpinoarticulatus
Binomial name
Juncus alpinoarticulatus
Synonyms[2]
List
    • Juncus affinis R.Br.
    • Juncus alpestris Hartm.
    • Juncus alpinoarticulatus var. marshallii (Pugsley) P.D.Sell
    • Juncus alpinoarticulatus subsp. nodulosus (Wahlenb.) Hämet-Ahti
    • Juncus alpinus var. americanus Farw.
    • Juncus alpinus subsp. australis Hyl.
    • Juncus alpinus var. fuscescens Fernald
    • Juncus alpinus f. obtusatus (Hartm.) Lindq.
    • Juncus carpaticus Simonk.
    • Juncus fischerianus Turcz. ex V.I.Krecz.
    • Juncus fuscoater Schreb.
    • Juncus marshallii Pugsley
    • Juncus mucroniflorus Clairv.
    • Juncus nodulosus Wahlenb.
    • Juncus rariflorus Hartm.
    • Juncus rariflorus var. obtusatus Hartm.
    • Juncus richardsonianus Schult. & Schult.f.
    • Juncus sosnowskyi Novikov
    • Juncus ustulatus Hoppe

Juncus alpinoarticulatus, called the northern green rush and the alpine rush, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Juncus, with a circumboreal distribution.[2][3] It prefers wet sandy soils, peat bogs, acidic fens, and ditches.[4]

Subtaxa

The following subspecies are currently accepted:[2]

  • Juncus alpinoarticulatus subsp. alpestris (Hartm.) Hämet-Ahti – northern Europe, Iceland
  • Juncus alpinoarticulatus subsp. alpinoarticulatus – Europe, Morocco, Caucasus
  • Juncus alpinoarticulatus subsp. americanus (Farw.) Hämet-Ahti – Greenland, North America, Russian Far East
  • Juncus alpinoarticulatus subsp. fischerianus (Turcz. ex V.I.Krecz.) Hämet-Ahti –Asia, northeastern Europe
  • Juncus alpinoarticulatus subsp. fuscescens (Fernald) Hämet-Ahti – central USA
  • Juncus alpinoarticulatus subsp. rariflorus (Hartm.) Holub – northern Europe to western Siberia

References

  1. ^ Pl. Vapinc.: 74 (1785)
  2. ^ a b c "Juncus alpinoarticulatus Chaix". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Plant profile for Juncus alpinoarticulatus Chaix northern green rush". Plants Database. USDA. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  4. ^ Schweingruber, Fritz H.; Kučerová, Andrea; Adamec, Lubomír; Doležal, Jiří (2020). "Stem anatomy in monocotyledonous aquatic and wetland plants". Anatomic Atlas of Aquatic and Wetland Plant Stems. pp. 466–478. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-33420-8_75. ISBN 978-3-030-33419-2.


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