Juncus stygius

Juncus stygius
In a dark mire in Siberia
Botanical illustration
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Juncaceae
Genus: Juncus
Species:
J. stygius
Binomial name
Juncus stygius
Synonyms[2]
  • Juncus stygius var. americanus Buchenau
  • Scirpus stygius (L.) Ferber ex J.Fleisch.

Juncus stygius, called the bog rush and moor rush, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Juncus, with a high circumboreal distribution, never reaching further south than Switzerland, Korea and Upstate New York.[2][3]

Subtaxa

The following subspecies are currently accepted:[2]

  • Juncus stygius subsp. americanus (Buchenau) Hultén – Korea, Pacific coastal Russia, Alaska, Canada, United States
  • Juncus stygius subsp. stygius – Eurasia less Korea and Pacific coastal Russia

References

  1. ^ Syst. Nat. ed. 10, 2: 987 (1759)
  2. ^ a b c "Juncus stygius L." Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Juncus stygius (Bog Rush)". Minnesota Wildflowers. Retrieved 24 February 2021.


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