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Juncus (rush)

Angiospermae - Poales - Juncaceae

Taxonomy
Juncus was named by Linnaeus (1753). It is extant.

It was assigned to Juncaceae by Knowlton (1919) and Axelrod (1939).

Species
J. crassulus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1753Juncus Linnaeus
1919Juncus Knowlton
1939Juncus Axelrod p. 87

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
—Mesangiosperms
RankNameAuthor
—Monocots
orderPoales
familyJuncaceaede Jussieu 1789
genusJuncus

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Juncus Linnaeus 1753 [rush]
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†Juncus crassulus Cockerell 1908
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Diet: "photoautotroph"p
Created: 2011-07-22 00:04:15
Modified: 2011-07-21 09:04:15
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2009

Age range: base of the Chadronian to the top of the Gelasian or 37.20000 to 1.80600 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (Colorado) Juncus crassulus (24209)
Hemingfordian - Barstovian20.43 - 12.5USA (California) Juncus sp. (19206)
Late/Upper Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (California) Juncus sp. (35271)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806United Kingdom Juncus sp. (69541)