''Juncus subnodulosus'', the blunt-flowered rush, is a
species of
rush
Rush(es) may refer to:
Places
United States
* Rush, Colorado
* Rush, Kentucky
* Rush, New York
* Rush City, Minnesota
* Rush Creek (Kishwaukee River tributary), Illinois
* Rush Creek (Marin County, California), a stream
* Rush Creek (Mono Cou ...
. It natively occurs from the
Mediterranean region across
temperate Europe, but it does not range far into
Scandinavia. Introduced populations exist in
New Zealand and
North America
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.
This species is an important
associate within the
anthropogenic
Anthropogenic ("human" + "generating") is an adjective that may refer to:
* Anthropogeny, the study of the origins of humanity
Counterintuitively, anthropogenic may also refer to things that have been generated by humans, as follows:
* Human im ...
''Juncus subnodulosus-Cirsium palustre'' fen-meadow ecosystem, an important habitat type of
Western Europe. ''J. subnodulosus'' is particularly prevalent within the disturbed ridges of this type of
fen-meadow.
[Perring ''et al.'' (1964), Hogan (2009)]
Footnotes
References
* (1964): ''A flora of Cambridgeshire''. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
* (2009)
Marsh Thistle: ''Cirsium palustre''at GlobalTwitcher.com, ed. N. Strömberg
subnodulosus
Plants described in 1789
Flora of Europe
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