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northern green rush
Scientific Name: Juncus alpinoarticulatus
Family: Juncaceae
Category: Monocot
Growth: Graminoid
Duration: Perennial
Other Names: ME (alpine rush)
Northern Green Rush (Juncus alpinoarticulatus)
The Northern Green Rush, also known as Alpine Rush or Richardson's Rush, is a circumboreal plant belonging to the Juncaceae (Rush) family.
Scientific Classification:
- Genus: Juncus
- Species: alpinoarticulatus
- Family: Juncaceae
Synonyms:
- Juncus alpinus
- Juncus alpestris
Distribution and Habitat:
- Found in northern New England.
- Grows on lake and river shores.
- Inhabits marshes on calcareous bedrock.
Subspecies:
- Juncus alpinoarticulatus subsp. nodulosus
- Juncus alpinoarticulatus subsp. fuscescens
- Juncus alpinoarticulatus subsp. americanus
- Juncus alpinoarticulatus ssp. atricapillus