Juncus squarrosus explained

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.[1] [2] [3] It is pollution-tolerant.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Juncus squarrosus L. . . 2017 . Plants of the World Online . Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . 19 January 2021 .
  2. Web site: Juncus squarrosus goose corn . The Royal Horticultural Society . 19 January 2021 . Other common names; ...heath rush, moss rush.
  3. Web site: Plant profile for Juncus squarrosus L. mosquito rush . . Plants Database . USDA . 19 January 2021 .
  4. Britton . Andrea J. . Hester . Alison J. . Alison Hester . 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 . 10.1111/avsc.12260 . 89179740.

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