Juncus arcticus (Baltic rush)

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Juncus arcticus Willd.

Baltic 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	arcticus

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Juncus arcticus description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.

6/16/2013 · Sonny and Donna’s, Tenant’s Harbor, Maine
≈ 5 × 6" (13 × 14 cm)

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