Oreojuncus
| Oreojuncus | |
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| Oreojuncus trifidus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Juncaceae |
| Genus: | Oreojuncus Záv.Drábk. & Kirschner[1] |
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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.[2] Their chromosome number is 2n=30 (x=15), whereas Juncus, from which they were split, has x=20.[3]
Species[edit]
Currently accepted species include:[2]
- Oreojuncus monanthos (Jacq.) Záv.Drábk. & Kirschner
- Oreojuncus trifidus (L.) Záv.Drábk. & Kirschner
References[edit]
- ^ Preslia 85: 498 (2013)
- ^ a b "Oreojuncus Záv.Drábk. & Kirschner". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ^ Záveská Drábková, Lenka (2013). "A Survey of Karyological Phenomena in the Juncaceae with Emphasis on Chromosome Number Variation and Evolution". The Botanical Review. 79 (3): 401–446. doi:10.1007/s12229-013-9127-6. S2CID 18620862.
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