Biology:Juncus repens

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Short description: Species of plant

Juncus repens
Juncus repens.png
Habit
Aquatic and wetland plants of southwestern United States (1972) (19723524786).jpg
Botanical illustration
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Juncaceae
Genus: Juncus
Species:
J. repens
Binomial name
Juncus repens
Synonyms[1]
  • Cephaloxys flabellata Desv.
  • Juncus subincurvus Steud.
  • Tristemon repens (Michx.) Raf.

Juncus repens, the lesser creeping rush, is a species of flowering plant in the family Juncaceae.[2] It is native to the southeastern United States, Cuba, and Tabasco in Mexico.[1] When fully submerged, it continues to grow, so it has found use as a freshwater aquarium plant.[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Juncus repens Michx." (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/443416-1. 
  2. "Juncus repens". Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. 4 April 2018. https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=JURE2. 
  3. Eggeling, Otto; Ehrenberg, Frederick (1908). The Freshwater Aquarium and Its Inhabitants: A Guide for the Amateur Aquarist. New York: Henry Holt and Company. pp. 68–70. 

Wikidata ☰ Q15506980 entry