Juncus squarrosus, called goose corn, heath rush, and mosquito rush, is a species of flowering plant in the family Juncaceae, native to Iceland, Europe, and Morocco, and introduced to Greenland, Svalbard, Tasmania, New Zealand, and the US state of Wisconsin.[2][3][4] It is pollution-tolerant.[5]
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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. squarrosus
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References
edit- ^ Sp. Pl.: 327 (1753)
- ^ a b "Juncus squarrosus L." Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ^ "Juncus squarrosus goose corn". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
Other common names; ...heath rush, moss rush
- ^ "Plant profile for Juncus squarrosus L. mosquito rush". Plants Database. USDA. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ^ Britton, Andrea J.; Hester, Alison J.; Hewison, Richard L.; Potts, Jacqueline M.; Ross, Louise C. (2017). "Climate, pollution and grazing drive long-term change in moorland habitats". Applied Vegetation Science. 20 (2): 194–203. doi:10.1111/avsc.12260. S2CID 89179740.
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