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, 2^nd 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