Juncus acutus L.
JUNCACEAE - Rush family (Angiosperms - Flowering plants)
Taxon Page:
Name:
Juncus acutus L.
Nomencl. ref.: Sp. Pl.: 325 (1753)
Rank: species
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Common names
U.S.
name:
Spiny rush
English name:
sharp rush English name:
spiny rush Italian name:
Giunco pungente
Grown habit: Graminoid
Duration: Perennial
Synonyms:
Subspecies / Varieties:1)
Juncus acutus L. ssp. leopoldii (Parl.) Snog.2)
Juncus acutus L. var. sphaerocarpus Engelm.
TAXONOMY
Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Superdivision: Spermatophyta
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Subclass: Commelinidae
Order: Juncales
Family:
Juncaceae
Genus:
Juncus
Species:
Page counter: 2188 ( AVG: 218.9 / 217.866 )
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Juncus acutus
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Juncus acutus
Credit: Photo by Giorgio Faggi
Juncus acutus
Credit: Photo by Giorgio Faggi
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Juncus acutus
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Juncus acutus
Juncus acutus
Credit: Photo by Daniela Longo
Juncus acutus
Credit: Photo by Giorgio Faggi
Juncus acutus
Juncus acutus
Credit: Photo by Giorgio Faggi
Juncus acutus
Juncus acutus
Credit: Photo by L.R.
Juncus acutus
Credit: Photo by L.R.
Juncus acutus
Juncus acutus
Credit: Photo by Giorgio Faggi
Juncus acutus
Juncus acutus
Credit: Photo by Giorgio Faggi
Juncus acutus
Juncus acutus
Juncus acutus
Credit: Photo by Giorgio Faggi
Juncus acutus
Juncus acutus
Credit: Photo by L.R.
Juncus acutus
Credit: Photo by Daniela Longo
Juncus acutus
Credit: Photo by L.R.
Juncus acutus
Credit: Photo by L.R.
Juncus acutus
Juncus acutus
Credit: Photo by Giorgio Faggi
Juncus acutus
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