Juncus stygius

Juncus stygius
In a dark mire in Siberia
Botanical illustration
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Juncaceae
Genus:	Juncus
Species:	J. stygius
Binomial name
Juncus stygius L. [1]
Synonyms [2]
Juncus stygius var. americanusBuchenau Scirpus stygius(L.) Ferber ex J.Fleisch.

Juncus stygius, called the bog rush and moor rush, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Juncus , with a high circumboreal distribution, never reaching further south than Switzerland, Korea and Upstate New York. ^{[2] [3]}

Subtaxa

The following subspecies are currently accepted: ^[2]

• Juncus stygius subsp. americanus(Buchenau) Hultén – Korea, Pacific coastal Russia, Alaska, Canada, United States
• Juncus stygius subsp. stygius – Eurasia less Korea and Pacific coastal Russia

References

1. Syst. Nat. ed. 10, 2: 987 (1759)
2. "Juncus stygius L." Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
3. "Juncus stygius (Bog Rush)". Minnesota Wildflowers. Retrieved 24 February 2021.