Biology:Juncus alpinoarticulatus

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Short description: Species of plant in the genus Juncus

Juncus alpinoarticulatus
Juncus alpinoarticulatus Sturm13.jpg
Botanical illustration
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Juncaceae
Genus: Juncus
Species:
J. alpinoarticulatus
Binomial name
Juncus alpinoarticulatus
Chaix[1]
Synonyms[2]

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. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Juncus alpinoarticulatus Chaix". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77177309-1. 
  3. "Plant profile for Juncus alpinoarticulatus Chaix northern green rush". USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=JUAL4. 
  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. 

Wikidata ☰ Q160485 entry