Juncus alpinoarticulatus
Species of flowering plant
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
| Juncus alpinoarticulatus | |
|---|---|
| Botanical illustration | |
| Scientific classification | |
| 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] | |
|
List
| |
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 US
- Juncus alpinoarticulatus subsp. rariflorus (Hartm.) Holub – northern Europe to western Siberia