Juncus alpinoarticulatus explained

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.^{[1] [2]} It prefers wet sandy soils, peat bogs, acidic fens, and ditches.^[3]

Subtaxa

The following subspecies are currently accepted:^[1]

• 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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Juncus alpinoarticulatus Chaix . . 2017 . Plants of the World Online . Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . 20 January 2021 .
2. Web site: Plant profile for Juncus alpinoarticulatus Chaix northern green rush . . Plants Database . USDA . 20 January 2021 .
3. Book: Stem anatomy in monocotyledonous aquatic and wetland plants . Anatomic Atlas of Aquatic and Wetland Plant Stems . 2020 . Schweingruber . Fritz H. . Kučerová . Andrea . Adamec . Lubomír . Doležal . Jiří . 466–478 . 10.1007/978-3-030-33420-8_75 . 978-3-030-33419-2 .