Juncus occidentalis

Juncus occidentalis

Taxonavigation edit

Taxonavigation: Poales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Cladus: Commelinids
Ordo: Poales

Familia: Juncaceae
Genus: Juncus
Species: Juncus occidentalis

Name edit

Juncus occidentalis Wiegand, 1900

Synonyms edit

  • Juncus tenuis var. congestus Engelm., Trans. Acad. Sci. St. Louis 2: 450 (1866)
  • Juncus tenuis var. occidentalis (Wiegand) Coville, Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 10: 129 (1896), nom. superfl.

Distribution edit

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Northern America
    • 'Regional: Western USA
      • USA (Arizona, California, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington State)
  • Continental: Southern America
    • 'Regional: Southern Southern America
      • Argentina (Cordoba, Santa Fe, San Luis); Chile (Maule, Reg. Metropolitana)

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References edit

Primary references edit

Additional references edit

  • Kirschner, J. & al. (2002). Juncaceae Species Plantarum: Flora of the World 6-8: 1-237, 1-336,1-192. Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.

Links edit

Vernacular names edit

English: Western rush
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