Biology:Juncus tweedyi

From HandWiki
Short description: Species of plant

Juncus tweedyi
Juncus brevicaudatus BB-1913.png
Botanical illustration
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Juncaceae
Genus: Juncus
Species:
J. tweedyi
Binomial name
Juncus tweedyi
Rydb.
Synonyms[1]
  • Juncus brevicaudatus (Engelm.) Fernald
  • Juncus canadensis var. brevicaudatus Engelm.
  • Juncus canadensis var. coarctatus Engelm.
  • Juncus canadensis var. kuntzei Buchenau
  • Juncus coarctatus (Engelm.) Buchenau
  • Juncus kuntzei (Buchenau) Vierh.

Juncus tweedyi (syn. Juncus brevicaudatus), the narrow-panicled rush, is a species of flowering plant in the family Juncaceae.[2][3] It is native to southern Canada, and the northern USA, extending down the mountain ranges.[1] A perennial reaching 24 in (60 cm), it is typically found in wet areas, such as the edges of beaver ponds.[4][3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Juncus tweedyi Rydb." (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/132360-2. 
  2. Knapp, Wesley M.; Gandhi, Kanchi; Naczi, Robert F. C.; Floden, Aaron (2022). "Juncus tweedyi (Juncaceae sect. Ozophyllum), the correct name for Juncus brevicaudatus". Phytotaxa 566 (2): 242–244. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.566.2.9. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Juncus brevicaudatus (Narrow-panicled Rush)". Minnesota Wildflowers. 2023. https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/grass-sedge-rush/narrow-panicled-rush. 
  4. Le Page, Caroline; Keddy, Paul A. (1998). "Reserves of buried seeds in beaver ponds". Wetlands 18 (2): 242–248. doi:10.1007/BF03161659. 

Wikidata ☰ {{{from}}} entry