Juncus castaneus

Juncus castaneus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Juncaceae
Genus: Juncus
Species: Juncus castaneus
Subspecies: J. c. subsp. leucochlamys – J. c. subsp. triceps

Name

Juncus castaneus Sm., 1800

Synonyms

Juncus castaneus subsp. castaneus
Juncus castaneus var. castaneus
Juncus castaneus var. czetzii (Schur) Nyman
Juncus castaneus var. pallidus Buchenau
Juncus castaneus f. pallidus (Buchenau) B.Boivin
Juncus castaneus var. pallidus B. Boivin
Juncus czetzii Schur

Distribution

It has a circumboreal or circumpolar distribution, occurring throughout the northern latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere. It occurs in Europe, Asia, and North America. In North America it occurs from Alaska to Greenland, its distribution spanning Canada and extending south through the Rocky Mountains in the contiguous United States. It is widespread and common in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago.

References

Flora Britannica. Londini 1: 383 (1800)
USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database].

Links

International Plant Names Index. 2017. Juncus castaneus. Published online. Accessed Set. 23 2017.

The Plant List 2013. Juncus castaneus in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2017 Set. 23.

Tropicos.org 2017. Juncus castaneus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 23 Set. 2017.

Vernacular names

English: chestnut rush
suomi: Ruskovihvilä

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