Juncus acuminatus

Juncus acuminatus

Taxonavigation

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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

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

Synonyms

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  • 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

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Distribution

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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

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Primary references

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Additional references

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

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