Juncus squarrosus
Species of rush
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Juncus squarrosus, called goose corn, heath rush, and mosquito rush, is a species of flowering plant in the family Juncaceae, native to Iceland, Europe, and Morocco, and introduced to Greenland, Svalbard, Tasmania, New Zealand, and the US state of Wisconsin.[2][3][4] It is pollution-tolerant.[5]
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Juncaceae |
| Genus: | Juncus |
| Species: | J. squarrosus |
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