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Juncus balticus

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Name

Identification
Juncus balticus Buchenau [family JUNCACEAE ] Verified by Jan Kirschner, Juncus fauriei H.Lev.& Vaniot [family JUNCACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Futoshi Miyamoto, Juncus fauriei H.Lev.& Vaniot [family JUNCACEAE ] Verified by Jan Kirschner,
Related name
  • Juncus arcticus
  • Juncus andicola
  • Juncus fauriei
  • Juncus deserticola
  • Juncus balticus
Common name
  • Lesueur's rush, Flora of North America Vol. 22
  • Alaskan rush, Flora of North America Vol. 22
  • Mexican rush, Flora of North America Vol. 22
  • Baltic rush, Flora of North America Vol. 22

Flora

Entry for Juncus arcticus var. alaskanus (Hulten) S. L. Welsh [family JUNCACEAE]
Herbarium
Flora of North America (FNA)
Collection
Flora of North America
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of North America, Vol 22,
Names
Juncus arcticus var. alaskanus (Hulten) S. L. Welsh [family JUNCACEAE], Anderson's Flora of Alaska and Adjacent Parts of Canada, 611. 1974
Juncus arcticus subsp. alaskanus Hultén [family JUNCACEAE], Fl. Alaska Yukon, 3: 418. 1943
Juncus arcticus subsp. sitchensis Engelmann [family JUNCACEAE]
Juncus balticus Willdenow var. alaskanus (Hultén) A. E. Porsild [family JUNCACEAE]
Juncus balticus var. haenkei (E. Meyer) Buchenau [family JUNCACEAE]
Juncus balticus subsp. sitchensis (Engelmann) Hultén [family JUNCACEAE]
Juncus haenkei E. Meyer [family JUNCACEAE]
Treatment Author(s)
Ralph E. Brooks*
Steven E. Clemants*
Information
Herbs, 1--3 dm. Culms 0.7--1.2 mm diam. Leaves: blade absent. Inflorescences 3--8-flowered, slightly compact, 1--1.5 cm; primary bract 3--8 cm. Flowers: tepals shining chestnut brown with lighter midstripe, lanceolate, 4--5(--6) mm, apex acuminate; inner series shorter, margins clear, obtuse to acute; stamens 2 mm, filaments 1 mm, anthers 1 mm. Capsules dark tan, oblate, 3--4 mm diam., usually slightly exceeding perianth.
Phenology
Flowering spring--summer
Altitude range
0--2200 m
Distribution
GreenlandAsia..USA AlaskaCanada B.C.Canada Man.Canada Nfld. and Labr. (Labr)Canada N.W.T.Canada NunavutCanada Ont.Canada Que.Canada Yukon
Discussion
Perhaps Juncus arcticus var. alaskanus is not distinct from the Eurasian J.uncus arcticus var. arcticus.

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