Juncus balticus
Appearance
Baltic rush | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Juncaceae |
Genus: | Juncus |
Species: | J. balticus
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Binomial name | |
Juncus balticus | |
Synonyms | |
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Juncus balticus is a species of rush known by the common name Baltic rush. It is a perennial flowering plant in the family Juncaceae. It can reach a height of about 75 centimetres (29+1⁄2 inches).[1] It is native to north-western Europe from Spain to northern European Russia, most of North America except the south-eastern United States, parts of Mexico and Central America, and western and southern South America from Colombia to Argentina.[2] It is available from specialist nurseries for landscaping and soil stabilization purposes.[1]
Subspecies
[edit]As of March 2024[update], Plants of the World Online accepted seven subspecies:[2]
- Juncus balticus subsp. andicola (Hook.) Snogerup
- Juncus balticus subsp. ater (Rydb.) Snogerup
- Juncus balticus subsp. balticus
- Juncus balticus subsp. cantabricus (T.E.Díaz, Fern.-Carv. & Fern.Prieto) Snogerup
- Juncus balticus subsp. littoralis (Engelm.) Snogerup
- Juncus balticus subsp. mexicanus (Willd. ex Schult. & Schult.f.) Snogerup (syn. Juncus mexicanus)
- Juncus balticus subsp. pyrenaeus (Timb.-Lagr. & Jeanb.) P.Fourn.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Stace, C. A. (2010). New Flora of the British Isles (Third ed.). Cambridge, U.K.: Cambridge University Press. p. 937. ISBN 9780521707725.
- ^ a b "Juncus balticus Willd". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
Bibliography
[edit]- C.Michael Hogan, ed. 2010. Juncus balticus. Encyclopedia of Life.
Categories:
- Juncus
- Plants described in 1809
- Flora of Canada
- Flora of Central America
- Flora of Middle Europe
- Flora of Eastern Europe
- Flora of Mexico
- Flora of Northern Europe
- Flora of southern South America
- Flora of Southwestern Europe
- Flora of Subarctic America
- Flora of the North-Central United States
- Flora of the Northeastern United States
- Flora of the Northwestern United States
- Flora of the South-Central United States
- Flora of the Southeastern United States
- Flora of the Southwestern United States
- Flora of western South America
- Poales stubs