''Oreojuncus'' is a small genus of flowering plants in the rush family
Juncaceae, found in the eastern United States, eastern Canada, Greenland, Iceland, the Faroes, most of Europe, northern Russia, western Siberia and the Altai.
Their chromosome number is 2n=30 (x=15), whereas ''
Juncus
''Juncus'' is a genus of monocotyledonous flowering plants, commonly known as rushes. It is the largest genus in the family Juncaceae, containing around 300 species.
Description
Rushes of the genus ''Juncus'' are herbaceous plants that superfici ...
'', from which they were split, has x=20.
Species
Currently accepted species include:
*''
Oreojuncus monanthos''
(Jacq.) Záv.Drábk. & Kirschner
*''
Oreojuncus trifidus''
(L.) Záv.Drábk. & Kirschner
References
Poales genera
Juncaceae
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