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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Juncaceae |
| Genus: | Juncus |
| Species: | J. alpinoarticulatus
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Subtaxa
editThe 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
edit- ^ Pl. Vapinc.: 74 (1785)
- ^ a b c "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.
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