Juncus alpinoarticulatus

Juncus alpinoarticulatus, called the northern green rush and the alpine rush, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Juncus, with a circumboreal distribution. It prefers wet sandy soils, peat bogs, acidic fens, and ditches.

Subtaxa

The following subspecies are currently accepted:

• Juncus alpinoarticulatus subsp. alpestris <small>(Hartm.) Hämet-Ahti</small> – northern Europe, Iceland
• Juncus alpinoarticulatus subsp. alpinoarticulatus – Europe, Morocco, Caucasus
• Juncus alpinoarticulatus subsp. americanus <small>(Farw.) Hämet-Ahti</small> – Greenland, North America, Russian Far East
• Juncus alpinoarticulatus subsp. fischerianus <small>(Turcz. ex V.I.Krecz.) Hämet-Ahti</small> –Asia, northeastern Europe
• Juncus alpinoarticulatus subsp. fuscescens <small>(Fernald) Hämet-Ahti</small> – central USA
• Juncus alpinoarticulatus subsp. rariflorus <small>(Hartm.) Holub</small> – northern Europe to western Siberia

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