Juncaceae
Northern green rush
Juncus alpinoarticulatus
- Family
- Juncaceae
- Genus
- Juncus
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Common names
By language (19)
- Belarusian
- Сітнік бура-чорны
- Bulgarian
- Алпийска дзука
- Chinese
- 高山灯心草, 高山燈心草
- Czech
- Sítina alpská
- Danish
- Stilksiv
- Dutch
- Alpenrus, Alpenrus en duinrus, Rechte rus
- English
- Northern green rush, Richardson's rush
- Estonian
- Tumepruun luga
- Finnish
- Rantavihvilä
- French
- Jonc des alpes
- German
- Alpen-Binse, Gebirgs-Binse
- hsb
- Pochowa syćina
- Hungarian
- Havasi szittyó
- Latvian
- Alpu donis
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Skogsiv
- Polish
- Sit alpejski
- Russian
- Ситник альпийскочленистый
- Swedish
- Myrtåg
- Welsh
- Brwynen y mynydd
Synonyms
- Juncus acutiflorus var. alpinus (Vill.) Gaudin
- Juncus alpinoarticulatus subsp. alpinus O.Schwarz
- Juncus alpinus Vill.
- Juncus alpinus subsp. australis Hyl.
- Juncus alpinus subsp. mucroniflorus (Clairv.) Lindm.
- Juncus alpinus unranked mucroniflorus (Clairv.) Asch. & Graebn.
- Juncus fuscoater var. minor Spenn.
- Juncus mucroniflorus Clairv.
- Juncus ustulatus var. alpinus (Vill.) Gaudin
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Ilya Filippov, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: syrinx, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Meneerke bloem, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Gabriel OLLIVIER, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Meneerke bloem, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: syrinx, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Alessandro Onorini, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: ferrarifff, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Manon Salerno, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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- Baltic rushJuncus balticusJuncaceae
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.