Juncus acutus

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. leopoldi

Name

Juncus acutus L., Sp. Pl. 1: 325. 1753.

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.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Juncus acutus in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Mar 03. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Juncus acutus in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Mar 03. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2022. Juncus acutus. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Mar 03. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2022. Juncus acutus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 03 Mar 2022.
International Plant Names Index. 2022. Juncus acutus. Published online. Accessed: Mar 03 2022.
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, sharp rush, sharp-pointed rush
español: hunco, ira, juncia, junco, junco con borla, junco con flueque, junco espinoso, junco redondo, junco silvestre, junquera, junquilla
suomi: Pistinvihvilä

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