Oreojuncus
Genus of Juncaceae plants
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Oreojuncus is a small genus of flowering plants in the rush family Juncaceae, found in the eastern United States, eastern Canada, Greenland, Iceland, the Faroes, most of Europe, northern Russia, western Siberia and the Altai.[2] Their chromosome number is 2n=30 (x=15), whereas Juncus, from which they were split, has x=20.[3]
| Oreojuncus | |
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| Oreojuncus trifidus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Juncaceae |
| Genus: | Oreojuncus Záv.Drábk. & Kirschner[1] |
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Species
Currently accepted species include:[2]
- Oreojuncus monanthos (Jacq.) Záv.Drábk. & Kirschner
- Oreojuncus trifidus (L.) Záv.Drábk. & Kirschner
