Juncus stygius
(Redirected from Moor rush)
| Juncus stygius | |
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| In a dark mire in Siberia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Juncaceae |
| Genus: | Juncus |
| Species: | J. stygius
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| Binomial name | |
| Juncus stygius | |
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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
[edit]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
References
[edit]- ^ Syst. Nat. ed. 10, 2: 987 (1759)
- ^ a b c "Juncus stygius L." Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- ^ "Juncus stygius (Bog Rush)". Minnesota Wildflowers. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
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