Juncus torreyi (Torrey’s rush)

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Juncus torreyi Coville

Torrey’s 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	torreyi	Named after John Torrey (1796-1873), a professor of chemistry and one of the giants of North American botany who described hundreds of plants brought or sent back by explorers

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Juncus torreyi description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.

8/18/2013 · Bemis Road, Townsend, Massachusetts
≈ 6 × 9" (16 × 23 cm) ID is uncertain

8/25/2013 · Casalis State Forest, Elm Hill Rd, Peterborough, New Hampshire
≈ 6 × 9" (15 × 22 cm) ID is uncertain

8/18/2013 · Bemis Road, Townsend, Massachusetts
≈ 6 × 7" (14 × 16 cm) ID is uncertain

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