Juncus acutus

Juncus acutus

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 acutus
Subspecies: J. a. subsp. acutus – J. a. subsp. leopoldii

Name

Juncus acutus L., Sp. Pl. 1: 325 (1753).

• Typus: [Europe] (Lectotype, designated by S.Snogerup in P.H.Davis, Fl. Turkey 9: 4 (1985): LINN 449/1, left hand specimen).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Juncus acutus var. conglobatus Trautv., Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada 5: 480 (1878), nom. inval.
  • Juncus acutus var. conglomeratus Buchenau, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 12: 250 (1890), nom. inval.
  • Juncus acutus megalocarpus Asch. & Graebn., Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 2(2): 453 (1904), nom. inval.
  • Juncus maritimus subsp. acutus (L.) Douin in G.E.M.Bonnier, Fl. Ill. France 11: 59 (1931), nom. illeg.

Homonyms

• Juncus acutus Torr. = Juncus acutus subsp. acutus

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Northern Europe Great Britain, Ireland. Regional: Southwestern Europe Baleares, Corse, France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain. Regional: Southeastern Europe Albania, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Sicilia, Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia. Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia, Western Sahara. Regional: Macaronesia Azores (introduced), Canary Islands, Cape Verde, Madeira. Regional: Southern Africa Cape Provinces, Lesotho, Namibia, KwaZulu-Natal, Free State. Regional: Middle Atlantic Ocean Ascension. Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Middle Asia Turkmenistan. Regional: Caucasus North Caucasus, Transcaucasus. Regional: Western Asia Cyprus, East Aegean Islands, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Sinai, Turkey. Regional: Arabian Peninsula Kuwait. Continental: Australasia (introduced) Regional: Australia New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia. Regional: New Zealand New Zealand North. Continental: Northern America Regional: Southwestern U.S.A. Arizona, California, Nevada. Regional: Mexico Mexico Northwest. Continental: Southern America Regional: Caribbean Bermuda. Regional: Brazil Brazil South. Regional: Southern South America Argentina Northeast, Argentina South, Argentina Northwest, Chile North, Chile South, Juan Fernández Islands, Uruguay. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 325. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Snogerup, S.E. 1993. A revision of Juncus subgen. Juncus (Juncaceae). Willdenowia 23(1): 23–73. JSTOR Reference page. 
• Kirschner, J. et al. 2002. Juncaceae 2: Juncus subg. Juncus. (Species Plantarum: Flora of the World Part 7). 336 pp., Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra. ISBN 0-642-56823-5 PDF (part 1) PDF (part 2) PDF (part 3) PDF (part 4) Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Juncus acutus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Jul 4. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Juncus acutus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 4 Jul 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Juncus acutus. Published online. Accessed: 4 Jul 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Juncus acutus. Accessed: 4 Jul 2023.
• Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Juncus acutus in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Jul 4.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Juncus acutus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

English: spiny rush
español: junco espinoso
suomi: Pistinvihvilä

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