Oreojuncus trifidus

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

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

Familia: Juncaceae
Genus: Oreojuncus
Species: Oreojuncus trifidus
Name

Oreojuncus trifidus (L.) Záv. Drábk. & Kirschner, 2013
Synonyms

Juncus alpestris Bubani, Fl. Pyren. 4: 181 (1901)
Juncus trifidus curvatus Asch. & Graebn., Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 2(2): 427 (1904)
Juncus trifidus ssp. carolinianus Hämet-Ahti, Veroff. Geobot. Inst. Rübel, 69(2): 7 (1980)
Juncus trifidus var. fastigiatus Tausch, Flora 17: 517 (1834)
Juncus trifidus var. medius Rouy, G. Rouy & J. Foucaud, Fl. France 13: 233 (1912)
Juncus trifidus var. pleianthos Bluff & Fingerh., Comp. Fl. German. 1: 440 (1825), nom. inval.
Juncus trifidus var. sessiliflorus Tausch, Flora 17: 517 (1834)
Juncus trifidus var. triflorus Krylov, Fl. Alt. 6: 1405 (1912)
Juncus trifidus var. uniflorus Tausch, Flora 17: 517 (1834)
Juncus trifidus var. vaginatus Neilr., Fl. Nied.-Österr. 1: 149 (1859)
Juncus trifidus L., Sp. Pl. 326 (1753)

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

'Continental: Eurasia
Albania; Austria; England; Bulgaria; Czech Republic; Slovakia; Faeroe Isl.; Finland; France; Germany; NC-Greece; Switzerland; ?Liechtenstein; Andorra; Spain; Iceland; Italy; Bosnia & Hercegovina; Serbia & Kosovo; Montenegro; Macedonia; Slovenia; Croatia; Norway; Poland; Romania; C-European Russia; N-European Russia; Ukraine; Sweden; Siberia (W-Siberia, C-Siberia)
Continental: Northern America
'Regional: USA
USA (Maryland, Maine, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New York, Tennessee, Virginia, Vermont, West Virginia)
'Regional: Canada
Canada (Labrador, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Québec); Greenland; St. Pierre et Miquelon

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

Záveská Drábková, L. & Kirschner, 2013. Preslia 85(4): 499

Additional references

Meades, S.J. & Brouillet, L. (2019). Annotated Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Newfoundland and Labrador https://www.newfoundland-labradorflora.com/checklist.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Oreojuncus trifidus in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Mar 07. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2022. Oreojuncus trifidus. 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 07. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2022. Oreojuncus trifidus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 07 Mar 2022.
International Plant Names Index. 2022. Oreojuncus trifidus. Published online. Accessed: Mar 07 2022.

Vernacular names

Oreojuncus trifidus is a species of rush known by the common names highland rush[2] and three-leaved rush.[3] It is native to the Northern Hemisphere, where it is an arctic/montane species with an amphi-atlantic distribution.[4]: 46 [5]
Contents

1 Description
2 Habitat
3 Distribution
4 References

Description

Oreojuncus trifidus is a perennial herb with tufted stems up to 40 centimeters long, growing erect or drooping. There are a few grasslike leaf blades measuring up to 12 centimeters long. The inflorescence holds one to four flowers with brown tepals and six stamens. The fruit is a capsule a few millimeters long.[6][7] The plant reproduces sexually with its flowering structures and vegetatively via its rhizome, when it may form colonies.[8]
Habitat

This species grows in a number of habitat types, especially in alpine environments. It can be found in talus, on cliffs and ledges, fellfields, tundra, and meadows. It grows in a wide variety of heath ecosystems. The soils may be dry to moist, calcareous, and acidic.[8] They may be gravelly, sandy, and rich in iron. The plant is known as a pioneer on ski slopes and roadsides.[6] It may grow alongside many types of mosses and lichens.[8]
Distribution

Oreojuncus trifidus is an amphi-atlantic plant,[4] native to northern and eastern Canada, including the Canadian Arctic Archipelago and other low Arctic regions, the northeastern United States, Greenland, Iceland, Scandinavia, northern Britain, and northern Asia.[6] It also occurs in the high mountains of southern Europe.[5] While not rare in general, the plant faces threats in some locations. Some populations in the Adirondacks are harmed by trampling by hikers.[9] Rush habitat on Camel's Hump and Mount Marcy also suffers from trampling disturbance.[8] Rush-dominated heath in the Cairngorms is also potentially threatened by trampling.[10]
References

"Oreojuncus trifidus (L.) Záv.Drábk. & Kirschner". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Juncus trifidus". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
Hultén, Eric (1958). The Amphi-Atlantic Plants and their Phytogeographical Connections. Stockholm, Sweden: Almqvist and Wiksell.
Anderberg, Arne. "Juncus trifidus L." Naturhistoriska riksmuseet, Stockholm. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
Aiken, S.G., et al. 2007. Flora of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago: Descriptions, Illustrations, Identification, and Information Retrieval. NRC Research Press, National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa.
Juncus trifidus. Flora of North America.
Schori, M. Conservation Assessment for Highland Rush (Juncus trifidus) L. USDA Forest Service, Eastern Region. May 6, 2004.
Juncus trifidus. New York Natural Heritage Program.
Pryor, P. J. 1985. The effects of disturbance on open Juncus trifidus health in the Cairngorm mountains, Scotland. In: The ecological impacts of outdoor recreation on mountain areas in Europe and North America. RERG Report, Recreation Ecology Research Group, UK. No. 9 53-62.