Juncaceae
Juncus

Juncus arcticus Willd.

First published in Sp. Pl., ed. 4. 2: 206 (1799)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Subarctic & Subalpine Northern Hemisphere. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Alaska, Alberta, Altay, Austria, British Columbia, Buryatiya, Finland, France, Greenland, Iceland, Irkutsk, Italy, Kamchatka, Khabarovsk, Krasnoyarsk, Kuril Is., Labrador, Magadan, Manitoba, Mongolia, North European Russia, Northwest Territories, Norway, Nunavut, Ontario, Québec, Sakhalin, Spain, Svalbard, Sweden, Switzerland, Tuva, West Siberia, Yakutiya, Yukon

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Castroviejo, S. & al. (eds.) (2010). Flora Iberica 17: 1-298. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC, Madrid.
  • Kirschner, J. & al. (2002). Juncaceae. Species Plantarum: Flora of the World 6-8: 1-237, 1-336,1-192. Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.
  • Nikolin, E.G. (2020). Opredelitel' vysshikh rasteniy Yakutii: 1-895. Moskva : Tovarishchestvo Nauchnykh Izdaniy KMK Novosibirsk "Nauka".
  • Packer, J.G. & Gould, J. (2007). Vascular Plants of alberta 1: 1-281. University of Calgary Press.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Kirschner, J. & al. (2002). Juncaceae. Species Plantarum: Flora of the World 6-8: 1-237, 1-336,1-192. Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.
  • Meades, S.J. & Brouillet, L. (2019). Annotated Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Newfoundland and Labrador https://newfoundland-labradorflora.ca/checklist/.
  • Packer, J.G. & Gould, J. (2007). Vascular Plants of alberta 1: 1-281. University of Calgary Press.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Aug 31, 2023 Breman, E.; McCabe, S.; Johnson, N.; Weststrand, S.; Aronsson, M. [EB23003] Sweden K009000884 No
[Mac] [s.n.] K003168216 Yes
Elssmann [s.n.] K003168248 Yes
Savile, D.B.O.; Watts, C.T. [1339] Canada K003056907 Yes
Thomas [s.n.] Switzerland K003168263 Yes
Trapnell, C.G. [203] Greenland K003056904 Yes
Grant, J.M. [s.n.] United States K003056915 Yes
Krättli, J.; Bevis [s.n.] Switzerland K003168267 Yes
Platt, J.W.O. [536] Greece K003168276 Yes
Faurie, U.J.; Dauphinoise, S. [1865] France K003168253 Yes
Cody, W.J. [1517] Canada K003056913 Yes
Proudlock, R.L. [167] Iceland K003168215 Yes
Gillett, J.M. [2224] Canada K003056908 Yes
Koch [s.n.] K003168249 Yes
[Pedpercmal] [268] Russia K003168243 Yes
Buhse [s.n.] Sweden K003168227 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K003168255 Yes
Favrat, L.; Barbey, W. [s.n.] Switzerland K003168261 Yes
McDonald, S.; Brummitt, R.K. [73] Russia K002892297 Yes
Heinrici, A. [s.n.] K003168238 Yes
Hart, H.C. [135] K003168237 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Sweden K003168228 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003168221 Yes
Jäggi [s.n.] Switzerland K003168260 Yes
Sandwith, N.Y. [4418] Spain K003168275 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Switzerland K003168273 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003168242 Yes
Wolf, F.O. [16] Switzerland K003168258 Yes
Dahlberg, A. [s.n.] K003168232 Yes
Wright, C. [1720] Mexico K003058328 Yes
Stevens, G.W. [444] United States K003056914 Yes
Sorensen, T. [3266] Greenland K003056906 Yes
Cekpetapeba, H.A.; A. K. [illegible]; [illegible] [s.n.] K002892299 Yes
Thedenius [s.n.] K003168241 Yes
Ahlberg, F. [s.n.] Norway K003168219 Yes
Zetterstedt, J.E.; Wickbom, J.A.O. [s.n.] Norway K003168224 Yes
Meinertzhagen, R.; Clay, T. [534] Iceland K003168214 Yes
Billot, C. [s.n.] France K003168278 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Switzerland K003168271 Yes
Farjon, A.; Bridger, M.A. [638] Russia K002892296 Yes
Grabmayr, V. [s.n.] K003168251 Yes
Maillard, A. [s.n.] France K003168256 Yes
Mathews, W.; Birmingham [s.n.] Switzerland K003168265 Yes
Gillett, J.M. [2224] Canada K003056912 Yes
Palmer, E. [33] Mexico K003058330 Yes
Blytt, M.N. [s.n.] Norway K003168230 Yes
Seward, A.C.; Holttum, R.E. (Dr.) [s.n.] Greenland K003056918 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Norway K003168225 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Switzerland K003168274 Yes
McDonald, S.; Brummitt, R.K. [45] Russia K002892295 Yes
Facchini [s.n.] K003168250 Yes
Vaage, J. [s.n.] Greenland K003056911 Yes
Warming, E.; Holm, T. [s.n.] Greenland K003056916 Yes
Sorensen, T. [3269] Greenland K003056905 Yes
Ahlberg, F. [s.n.] Norway K003168220 Yes
Norman, J.M. [s.n.] Norway K003168236 Yes
[Askell Rós Keland] [s.n.] Norway K003168218 Yes
Feilden, H.W. (Col.) [s.n.] Russia K003168245 Yes
[Ands] [222] K003168239 Yes
Ahlberg, F. [s.n. ] Norway K003168223 Yes
[Keurlyau, W.C.] [s.n.] Greenland K003056917 Yes
Nilsson, S.J. [s.n. ] Sweden K003168217 Yes
Sdewert; Wallis [3465] Switzerland K003168257 Yes
Maack [s.n.] K002892298 Yes
Abbe, E.C.; Marr, J.C.W. [4153] Canada K003056910 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [18977] Switzerland K003168268 Yes
Levan, A. [s.n.] Sweden K003168277 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003168247 Yes
[Brytt] [s.n.] Norway K003168222 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Norway K003168231 Yes
Berggren [s.n.] K003168240 Yes
Krättli; Bevers [s.n.] Switzerland K003168264 Yes
Malmberg, A.J. [s.n.] Russia K003168246 Yes
Palmer, E. [188] Mexico K003058329 Yes
Lid, J. [s.n.] K003168235 Yes
Schrenck [s.n.] Russia K003168244 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Switzerland K003168272 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Switzerland K003168266 Yes
Calder, J.A.; Taylor, R.L. [36123] Canada K003056909 Yes
[Gattieus, J.] [s.n.] Canada K003056919 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003168252 Yes
Müller, J. [s.n.] Switzerland K003168262 Yes
Arvet-Touvet; abb. Chaboisseau; Faurie, U.J. [1865] France K003168254 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Switzerland K003168270 Yes
Joh. Dyring [s.n.] Norway K003168226 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0