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Juncus squarrosus
	Botanical illustration
	Close-up of flowers
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Juncaceae
Genus:	Juncus
Species:	J. squarrosus
Binomial name
	Juncus squarrosus; L.
Synonyms
	List Juncus ellmanii C.E.Hubb., Sandwith & Turrill; Juncus sprengelii Willd.; Juncus strictus Lucé; ;

Juncus squarrosus, called goose corn, heath rush, and mosquito rush, is a species of flowering plant in the family Juncaceae, native to Iceland, Europe, and Morocco, and introduced to Greenland, Svalbard, Tasmania, New Zealand, and the US state of Wisconsin.^[2]^[3]^[4] It is pollution-tolerant.^[5]

References

^ Sp. Pl.: 327 (1753)
^ ^a ^b "Juncus squarrosus L." Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
^ "Juncus squarrosus goose corn". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 19 January 2021. Other common names; ...heath rush, moss rush
^ "Plant profile for Juncus squarrosus L. mosquito rush". Plants Database. USDA. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
^ Britton, Andrea J.; Hester, Alison J.; Hewison, Richard L.; Potts, Jacqueline M.; Ross, Louise C. (2017). "Climate, pollution and grazing drive long-term change in moorland habitats". Applied Vegetation Science. 20 (2): 194–203. doi:10.1111/avsc.12260. S2CID 89179740.