Biology:Juncus tenageia

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Short description: Species of plant in the genus Juncus

Juncus tenageia
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Habit
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Botanical illustration
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Juncaceae
Genus: Juncus
Species:
J. tenageia
Binomial name
Juncus tenageia
Ehrh. ex L.f.[1]
Synonyms[2]

Juncus tenageia, called the sand rush, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Juncus, native to northwestern Africa, many of the Mediterranean islands, warmer parts of southern, central and eastern Europe, and western Asia including Turkey, the Caucasus region, and Kazakhstan.[2] It is typically found growing in wet, nutrient-poor rock, sand or clay-based soils, often in clay pits, old brickyards, and on the edges of roads.[3]

Subtaxa

The following subspecies are currently accepted:[2]

  • Juncus tenageia subsp. perpusillus Fern.-Carv. & F.Navarro – A dwarfed version found in Morocco and the Iberian Peninsula
  • Juncus tenageia subsp. tenageia

References

  1. Suppl. Pl.: 208 (1781)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Juncus tenageia Ehrh. ex L.f.". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:443569-1. 
  3. Kobierski, Piotr; Ryś, Roman (2015). "Nowe stanowiska Juncus tenageia w Borach Dolnośląskich" (in PL). Przegląd Przyrodniczy XXVI (1): 3–10. http://www.kp.org.pl/pdf/pp/pdf2/PPXXVI_1_kobierski.pdf. Retrieved 21 February 2021. 

Wikidata ☰ Q160904 entry