View source for Juncus subg. Alpini

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|accepted_name=Juncus subg. Alpini
|accepted_authority=BUCHENAU(Engelmann) Buchenau
|publications={{Treatment/Publication
|title=Botanische Jahrbucher fur Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie
|place=17: 1618. 1886
|year=1886
}}
|basionyms=
|synonyms={{Treatment/ID/Synonym
|name=Aalpini
|authority=Engelmann [unranked]
}}{{Treatment/ID/Synonym
|name=Juncus sect. Alpini
|authority=(Engelmann) Vierhapper
}}
|hierarchy=Juncaceae;Juncus;Juncus subg. Alpini
|hierarchy_nav=<div class="higher-taxa"><div class="higher-taxon"><small>family</small>[[Juncaceae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>genus</small>[[Juncus]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>subgenus</small>[[Juncus subg. Alpini]]</div></div>
|volume=Volume 22
|mention_page=
|treatment_page=
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--><span class="statement" id="st-undefined" data-properties=""><b>Herbs,</b> perennial, rhizomatous, usually fresh-water habitats. <b>Stems</b> terete. <b>Leaves</b> basal or cauline; blade terete, channeled, imperfectly septate or not. <b>Inflorescences</b> terminal panicles or racemes of several heads or a single terminal head, sympodial or monopodial; bracteoles absent at base of perianth. <b>Flowers</b> in multiflowered heads. <b>Capsules</b> (1–)3-locular. <b>Seeds</b> long tailed, large.</span><!--

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|distribution=n North America;n Europe;n Asia.
|discussion=<p>Species 724 (4 in the flora).</p>
|tables=
|references=
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==Key==
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{| class="wikitable fna-keytable"
|-id=key-0-1
|1
|Plants strongly rhizomatous
|[[Juncus castaneus|Juncus castaneus]]
|-id=key-0-1
|1
|Plants cespitose, rhizomes (if present) short, sparingly branched.
|[[#key-0-2| > 2]]
|-id=key-0-2
|2
|Leaves basal and cauline
|[[Juncus stygius var. americanus|Juncus stygius var. americanus]]
|-id=key-0-2
|2
|Leaves all basal.
|[[#key-0-3| > 3]]
|-id=key-0-3
|3
|Primary bract of infloresence much longer than inflorescence
|[[Juncus biglumis|Juncus biglumis]]
|-id=key-0-3
|3
|Primary bract of inflorescence nearly equal to or shorter than inflorescence
|[[Juncus triglumis|Juncus triglumis]]
|}
</div></div><!--

-->{{#Taxon:
name=Juncus subg. Alpini
|author=
|authority=BUCHENAU(Engelmann) Buchenau
|rank=subgenus
|parent rank=genus
|synonyms=Aalpini;Juncus sect. Alpini
|basionyms=
|family=Juncaceae
|distribution=n North America;n Europe;n Asia.
|reference=None
|publication title=Botanische Jahrbucher fur Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie
|publication year=1886
|special status=
|source xml=https://jpend@bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-data-curation.git/src/9216fc802291cd3df363fd52122300479582ede7/coarse_grained_fna_xml/V22/V22_321.xml
|genus=Juncus
|subgenus=Juncus subg. Alpini
}}<!--

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