Juncus acuminatus

Juncus acuminatus

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 acuminatus

Name

Juncus acuminatus Michx., Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 192 (1803).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Juncus acuminatus var. legitimus Engelm., A.Gray, Manual, ed. 5: 542 (1867).
  • Juncus acuminatus f. obtusatus F.J.Herm., Pap. Michigan Acad. Sci. 20: 46 (1935).
  • Juncus acuminatus f. sphaerocephalus F.J.Herm., Leafl. W. Bot. 8: 13 (1956).
  • Juncus bolanderi var. riparius Jeps., Fl. Calif. 1: 255 (1921).
  • Juncus fraternus Kunth, Enum. Pl. 3: 340 (1841).
  • Juncus multiceps Kunze, Enum. Pl. 3: 337 (1841).
    • Juncus acuminatus var. multiceps (Kunze) Barros, Darwiniana 10: 437 (1953).
  • Juncus paradoxus E.Mey., Syn. Junc.: 30 (1822).
    • Juncus polycephalus var. paradoxus (E.Mey.) Torr., Fl. New York 2: 327 (1847)
  • Juncus pondii Alph.Wood, Class-book Bot.: 724 (1861).
  • Tristemon albus Raf., Autik. Bot.: 191 (1840).
  • Tristemon macrocarpon Raf., Autik. Bot.: 191 (1840).
  • Juncus sylvaticus Muhl., Cat. 36 (1817)

Homonyms

• Juncus acuminatus Balb. = Juncus arcticus subsp. arcticus
• Juncus acuminatus Salzm. ex Kunth = Juncus tingitanus Maire & Weiller

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Australasia Regional: New Zealand New Zealand North (introduced). Continental: Pacific Regional: North-Central Pacific Hawaii (introduced). Continental: Northern America Regional: Western Canada British Columbia. Regional: Eastern Canada Nova Scotia, Ontario, Québec. Regional: Northwestern U.S.A. Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington. Regional: North-Central U.S.A. Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Wisconsin. Regional: Northeastern U.S.A. Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia. Regional: Southwestern U.S.A. Arizona, California. Regional: South-Central U.S.A. New Mexico, Texas. Regional: Southeastern U.S.A. Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, District of Columbia. Regional: Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest, Mexico Southeast. Continental: Southern America Regional: Central America Honduras. Regional: Southern South America Chile Central (introduced). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Michaux, A. 1803. Flora Boreali-Americana: sistens caracteres plantarum quas in America septentrionali collegit et detexit Andreas Michaux. Vol. 1. Parisiis et Argentorati: fratres Levrault. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Powell, A.M. & Worthington, R.D. 2018. Flowering plants of Trans-Pecos Texas and ajacent areas. 1444 pp. BRIT Press.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Juncus acuminatus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Mar 8. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Juncus acuminatus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Mar 8. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Juncus acuminatus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 8 Mar 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Juncus acuminatus. Published online. Accessed: 8 Mar 2022.
• Hassler, M. 2022. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Juncus acuminatus. Accessed: 8 Mar 2022.
• Hassler, M. 2022. Juncus acuminatus. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Mar 8. Reference page. 
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Juncus acuminatus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

English: apertip rush, tufted rush, sharp-fruited rush

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