Highland Rush

(Juncus trifidus)

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Description

Juncus trifidus is a species of rush known by the common names highland rushand three-leaved rush. It is native to the Northern Hemisphere, where it is an arctic/montane species with an amphi-atlantic distributionJuncus trifidus is a perennial herb with tufted stems up to 40 centimeters long, growing erect or drooping. There are a few grasslike leaf blades measuring up to 12 centimeters long. The inflorescence holds one to four flowers with brown tepals and six stamens. The fruit is a capsule a few millimeters long.The plant reproduces sexually with its flowering structures and vegetatively via its rhizome, when it may form colonies

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order:Poales
Family:Juncaceae
Genus:Juncus
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