Juncus canadensis J. Gay ex Laharpe
Canadian rush
Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae |
Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
Class | Liliopsida | Monocots (plants with a single seed leaf); includes the lily family |
Subclass | Commelinidae | Dayflowers and spiderworts, and several others |
Order | Juncales | Rushes, sedges, and other grasslike plants |
Family | Juncaceae | Rush family |
Genus | Juncus | Possibly from Latin jungere, “to join or bind,” because the stems were used for binding |
Species | canadensis | “Of or from Canada” |
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Juncus canadensis J. Gay ex Laharpe var. euroauster Fernald
Juncus canadensis J. Gay ex Laharpe var. sparsiflorus Fernald
Juncus canadensis description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.
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9/20/2009 · Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Maine · ≈ 8 × 12″ (20 × 31 cm) ID is uncertain
9/20/2009 · Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Maine · ≈ 4½ × 7″ (11 × 17 cm) ID is uncertain
9/20/2009 · Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Maine · ≈ 1 × 2′ (41 × 62 cm) ID is uncertain
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