Juncus drummondii

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

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

Familia: Juncaceae
Genus: Juncus
Species: Juncus drummondii
Name

Juncus drummondii E.Mey., 1853
Synonyms

Juncus arcticus var. gracilis Hook., Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 189 (1840)
Juncus compressus var. subtriflorus E.Mey., Linnaea 3: 368 (1828)
Juncus drummondii f. davisonii H.St.John, Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 44: 30 (1931)
Juncus drummondii var. humilis Engelm., Trans. Acad. Sci. St. Louis 2: 445 (1866)
Juncus pauperculus O.Schwarz, Feddes Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 64: 26 (1961), nom. illeg.
Juncus drummondii var. longifructus H.St.John
Juncus pauperculus O.Schwarz
Juncus subtriflorus (E.Mey.) Coville

Distribution
Native distribution areas:
References
Primary references

Meyer, E.H.F. in C.F. von Ledebour: 1853. Fl. Ross. 4: 235

Additional references

Kirschner, J. & al. (2002). Juncaceae Species Plantarum: Flora of the World 6-8: 1-237, 1-336,1-192. Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Juncus drummondii in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Mar 06. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2022. Juncus drummondii. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Mar 06. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2022. Juncus drummondii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 06 Mar 2022.
International Plant Names Index. 2022. Juncus drummondii. Published online. Accessed: Mar 06 2022.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Juncus drummondii in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names
English: Drummond's rush

Juncus drummondii is a species of rush known by the common name Drummond's rush. It is native to western North America from northern Canada and Alaska to New Mexico, where it grows in wet coniferous forest and alpine meadows and slopes. This is a perennial herb forming narrow, erect tufts to about 40 centimeters in maximum height. The leaves are basal and most have no real blades; instead they form a sheath around the stem a few centimeters long. The inflorescence is borne on the side of the stem toward the top. There is a long, cylindrical bract at the base which extends out past the flowers. Each flower is on a thin pedicel. The thick tepals are dark brown, sometimes with green striping and thin, transparent edges. There are six stamens with yellowish anthers, and red stigmas. The fruit is a capsule.
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