Juncus arcticus Willd.
Baltic rush, arctic rush
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6/16/2013 · Sonny and Donna’s, Tenant’s Harbor, Maine · ≈ 5 × 6″ (13 × 14 cm) 
| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae (from Stearn's Botanical Latin) |
| 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 |
Juncus arcticus description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.
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