Juncus stygius
Species of plant in the genus Juncus
Juncus stygius | |
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In a dark mire in Siberia | |
Botanical illustration | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Juncaceae |
Genus: | Juncus |
Species: | J. stygius |
Binomial name | |
Juncus stygius L.[1] | |
Synonyms[2] | |
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Juncus stygius, called the bog rush and moor rush, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Juncus, with a high circumboreal distribution, never reaching further south than Switzerland, Korea and Upstate New York.[2][3]
Subtaxa
The following subspecies are currently accepted:[2]
- Juncus stygius subsp. americanus (Buchenau) Hultén – Korea, Pacific coastal Russia, Alaska, Canada, United States
- Juncus stygius subsp. stygius – Eurasia less Korea and Pacific coastal Russia
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