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  Juncus arcticus Willd. var. balticus (Willd.) Trautv. image
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Family Juncaceae
Juncus arcticus Willd. var. balticus (Willd.) Trautv.
Arctic rush, Baltic rush, wire rush
Juncus: the classical Latin name for the rush, possibly from jungere, "to join or bind," because the stems were used for binding
arcticus: of the arctic
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Status: Native
Plant: perennial rush
(Glossary)

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Synonyms 
Juncus arcticus Willd. subsp. ater (Rydb.) Hultén
Juncus arcticus Willd. subsp. balticus (Willd.) Hyl.
Juncus arcticus Willd. subsp. littoralis (Engelm.) Hultén
Juncus arcticus Willd. var. gracilis Hook.
Juncus arcticus Willd. var. littoralis (Engelm.) B.Boivin
Juncus arcticus Willd. var. montanus (Engelm.) S.L.Welsh
Juncus arcticus Willd. var. montanus (Engelm.) Balslev
Juncus ater Rydb.
Juncus balticus Willd.
Juncus balticus Willd. subsp. vallicola (Rydb.) Lint
Juncus balticus Willd. var. condensatus Suksd.
Juncus balticus Willd. var. eremicus Jeps.
Juncus balticus Willd. var. littoralis Engelm.
Juncus balticus Willd. var. littoralis Engelm. f. dissitiflorus Engelm. ex Fernald & Wiegand
Juncus balticus Willd. var. melanogenus Fernald & Wiegand
Juncus balticus Willd. var. montanus Engelm.
Juncus balticus Willd. var. vallicola Rydb.
Juncus breweri Engelm.
Juncus vallicola (Rydb.) Rydb.

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