Juncus stygius

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

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

Familia: Juncaceae
Genus: Juncus
Species: Juncus stygius
Subspecies: J. s. subsp. americanus
Name

Juncus stygius L.
Synonyms

Juncus stygius subsp. grossii Abrom.
Juncus stygius subsp. stygius

References

Syst. Nat. ed. 10 2: 987 (1759).

Links

International Plant Names Index. 2017. Juncus stygius. Published online. Accessed: Sep 25 2017.
The Plant List 2013. Juncus stygius in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2017 Sep 25.
Tropicos.org 2017. Juncus stygius. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 25 Sep 2017.
Integrated Taxonomic Information System online database ITIS TSN:39315

Vernacular names
suomi: Rimpivihvilä

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

References

Syst. Nat. ed. 10, 2: 987 (1759)
"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.