Juncus alpinoarticulatus

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Cladus: Commelinids
Ordo: Poales

Familia: Juncaceae
Genus: Juncus
Species: Juncus alpinoarticulatus
Subspecies: J. a. subsp. alpestris – J. a. subsp. alpinoarticulatus – J. a. subsp. americanus – J. a. subsp. fischerianus – J. a. subsp. fuscescens – J. a. subsp. rariflorus
Name

Juncus alpinoarticulatus Chaix, Pl. Vapinc.: 74. 1785.
Synonyms

Homotypic
Juncus alpinus Vill., Hist. Pl. Dauphiné 2: 233. 1787, nom. superfl.
Juncus acutiflorus var. alpinus (Vill.) Gaudin, Agrost. Helv. 2: 223. 1811.
Juncus ustulatus var. alpinus (Vill.) Gaudin, Fl. Helv. 2: 553. 1828.
Juncus alpinoarticulatus subsp. alpinus O.Schwarz, Mitt. Thüring. Bot. Ges. 1: 90. 1949, nom. inval.
Juncus mucroniflorus Clairv., Man. Herbor. Suisse: 104. 1811, nom. superfl.
Juncus alpinus mucroniflorus (Clairv.) Asch. & Graebn., Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 2(2): 472. 1904, nom. inval.
Juncus fuscoater var. minor Spenn., Fl. Friburg. 1: 183. 1825.
Juncus alpinus subsp. australis Hyl., Uppsala Univ. Årsskr. 1945(7): 107. 1945, nom. inval.

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe
Regional: Northern Europe
Denmark, Finland, Great Britain, Iceland, Norway, Sweden.
Regional: Middle Europe
Austria, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Switzerland.
Regional: Southwestern Europe
France, Spain.
Regional: Southeastern Europe
Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia (Croatia, Slovenia ...)
Regional: Eastern Europe
Belarus, Baltic States, Central European Russia, North European Russia, South European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Ukraine.
Continental: Africa
Regional: Northern Africa
Morocco.
Continental: Asia-Temperate
Regional: Siberia
Altay, Buryatiya, Chita, Irkutsk, Krasnoyarsk, Tuva (doubtful), West Siberia, Yakutiya.
Regional: Russian Far East
Kamchatka, Khabarovsk, Magadan, Sakhalin (doubtful)
Regional: Middle Asia
Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan.
Regional: Caucasus
North Caucasus, Transcaucasus.
Regional: Western Asia
Turkey.
Regional: China
China North-Central.
Regional: Mongolia
Mongolia
Continental: Northern America
Regional: Subarctic America
Aleutian Islands, Alaska, Greenland, Nunavut, Northwest Territories, Yukon.
Regional: Western Canada
Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan.
Regional: Eastern Canada
Labrador, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Isle, Québec.
Regional: Northwestern U.S.A.
Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Washington.
Regional: North-Central U.S.A.
Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin.
Regional: Northeastern U.S.A.
Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont,
Regional: Southwestern U.S.A.
Utah.
Regional: South-Central U.S.A.
New Mexico.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References

Villars, D. 1786. Histoire des Plantes de Dauphiné 1: 378.

Links

International Plant Names Index. 2017. Juncus alpinoarticulatus. Published online. Accessed: Sep 22 2017.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Juncus alpinoarticulatus in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Sep 5. Reference page. 
Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Juncus alpinoarticulatus in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Sep 5. Reference page. 
Tropicos.org 2019. Juncus alpinoarticulatus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 5 Sep 2019.
USDA NRCS PLANTS Profile
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Juncus alpinoarticulatus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names
Deutsch: Alpen-Binse
English: Alpine rush, Northern green rush
suomi: Rantavihvilä
polski: Sit alpejski

Juncus alpinoarticulatus, called the northern green rush and the alpine rush, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Juncus, with a circumboreal distribution.[2][3] It prefers wet sandy soils, peat bogs, acidic fens, and ditches.[4]
Subtaxa

The following subspecies are currently accepted:[2]

Juncus alpinoarticulatus subsp. alpestris (Hartm.) Hämet-Ahti – northern Europe, Iceland
Juncus alpinoarticulatus subsp. alpinoarticulatus – Europe, Morocco, Caucasus
Juncus alpinoarticulatus subsp. americanus (Farw.) Hämet-Ahti – Greenland, North America, Russian Far East
Juncus alpinoarticulatus subsp. fischerianus (Turcz. ex V.I.Krecz.) Hämet-Ahti –Asia, northeastern Europe
Juncus alpinoarticulatus subsp. fuscescens (Fernald) Hämet-Ahti – central USA
Juncus alpinoarticulatus subsp. rariflorus (Hartm.) Holub – northern Europe to western Siberia

References

Pl. Vapinc.: 74 (1785)
"Juncus alpinoarticulatus Chaix". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
"Plant profile for Juncus alpinoarticulatus Chaix northern green rush". Plants Database. USDA. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
Schweingruber, Fritz H.; Kučerová, Andrea; Adamec, Lubomír; Doležal, Jiří (2020). "Stem anatomy in monocotyledonous aquatic and wetland plants". Anatomic Atlas of Aquatic and Wetland Plant Stems. pp. 466–478. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-33420-8_75. ISBN 978-3-030-33419-2.