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Sand Rush

Juncus tenageia Ehrh. ex L. fil.

Juncus tenageia

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Juncus tenageia, called the sand rush, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Juncus, native to northwestern Africa, many of the Mediterranean islands, warmer parts of southern, central and eastern Europe, and western Asia including Turkey, the Caucasus region, and Kazakhstan.[2] It is typically found growing in wet, nutrient-poor rock, sand or clay-based soils, often in clay pits, old brickyards, and on the edges of roads.[3]

Subtaxa

The following subspecies are currently accepted:[2]

  • Juncus tenageia subsp. perpusillus Fern.-Carv. & F.Navarro – A dwarfed version found in Morocco and the Iberian Peninsula
  • Juncus tenageia subsp. tenageia

References

  1. ^ Suppl. Pl.: 208 (1781)
  2. ^ a b c "Juncus tenageia Ehrh. ex L.f." Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  3. ^ Kobierski, Piotr; Ryś, Roman (2015). "Nowe stanowiska Juncus tenageia w Borach Dolnośląskich" [New localities of sand rush Juncus tenageia in Dolnośląskie Forest (SW Poland)] (PDF). Przegląd Przyrodniczy (in Polish). XXVI (1): 3–10. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
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Juncus tenageia: Brief Summary

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Juncus tenageia, called the sand rush, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Juncus, native to northwestern Africa, many of the Mediterranean islands, warmer parts of southern, central and eastern Europe, and western Asia including Turkey, the Caucasus region, and Kazakhstan. It is typically found growing in wet, nutrient-poor rock, sand or clay-based soils, often in clay pits, old brickyards, and on the edges of roads.

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