Taxon: Juncus alpinoarticulatus Chaix

Summary

Genus:

Juncus

Family:

Juncaceae

Nomen number:

417233

Place of publication:

Pl. vapinc. 74. 1785; D. Villars, Hist. pl. Dauphiné 1:378. 1786

Comment:

Chaix contributed the "Plantae Vapincenses" portion of Villars's 1786 work, from p. 309-377, which was published with independent pagination the year before (https://docnum.unistra.fr/digital/collection/coll13/id/199982)

Verified:

06/12/2019 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

13 (9 active, 6 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Autonym(s)
Juncus alpinoarticulatus Chaix subsp. alpinoarticulatus

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Juncus alpinus Vill.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Juncus alpinoarticulatus Chaix subsp. nodulosus (Wahlenb.) Hämet-Ahti
Juncus nodulosus Wahlenb.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Cody, W. J. 1996. Flora of the Yukon Territory.
Crow, G. E. & C. B. Hellquist. 2000. Aquatic and wetland plants of northeastern North America, 2 vols. Note: mentions under Juncus alpinus Vill.
FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2
Hämet-Ahti, L. 1980. Juncus alpinoarticulatus: the legitimate name for Juncus alpinus. Ann. Bot. Fenn. 17:341-342.
Kharkevich, S. S., ed. 1985. Vascular plants of the Russian Far East. Note: also cited as "Vascular plants of the Soviet Far East", and "Sosud. Rast. Sovet. Dal'nego Vostoka"
Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 2: Juncus subg. Juncus. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 7:239-246.
Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation)
Sell, P. & G. Murrell. 1996-. Flora of Great Britain and Ireland.
Skvortsov, A. K., ed. 2006. Flora of the Lower Volga region 1:328. Note: lists as Juncus alpinoarticulatus Chaix in Vill.
Wetter, M. A. et al. WISFLORA: Wisconsin vascular plant species (on-line resource).
Wherry, E. T. et al. 1979. Atlas of the flora of Pennsylvania.
Yatskievych, G. 1999-. Steyermark's Flora of Missouri, revised edition

Common names

Language	Name	Alternate name	note	seq	Citation
English	alpine rush			1	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Africa	Northern Africa	Morocco			Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 2: Juncus subg. Juncus. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 7:239-246.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Armenia			Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 2: Juncus subg. Juncus. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 7:239-246.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Azerbaijan			Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 2: Juncus subg. Juncus. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 7:239-246.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Georgia			Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 2: Juncus subg. Juncus. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 7:239-246.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Russian Federation	Dagestan		Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 2: Juncus subg. Juncus. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 7:239-246.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia	Ciscaucasia		Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 2: Juncus subg. Juncus. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 7:239-246.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Mongolia	Mongolia			Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 2: Juncus subg. Juncus. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 7:239-246.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Russian Far East	Russian Federation	Amur		Kharkevich, S. S., ed. 1985. Vascular plants of the Russian Far East. Note: also cited as "Vascular plants of the Soviet Far East", and "Sosud. Rast. Sovet. Dal'nego Vostoka"
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Russian Far East	Russian Federation	Habarovskij kraj		Kharkevich, S. S., ed. 1985. Vascular plants of the Russian Far East. Note: also cited as "Vascular plants of the Soviet Far East", and "Sosud. Rast. Sovet. Dal'nego Vostoka"
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Russian Far East	Russian Federation	Kamčatskij kraj		Kharkevich, S. S., ed. 1985. Vascular plants of the Russian Far East. Note: also cited as "Vascular plants of the Soviet Far East", and "Sosud. Rast. Sovet. Dal'nego Vostoka"
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Russian Far East	Russian Federation	Sakhalin	s.	Kharkevich, S. S., ed. 1985. Vascular plants of the Russian Far East. Note: also cited as "Vascular plants of the Soviet Far East", and "Sosud. Rast. Sovet. Dal'nego Vostoka"
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Altay		Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation)
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Buryatia		Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation)
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Chita		Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation)
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Gorno-Altay		Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation)
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Irkutsk		Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation)
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Kemerovskaja oblast'		Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation)
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Krasnoyarsk		Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation)
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Novosibirsk		Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation)
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Tomsk		Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation)
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Tyumen		Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation)
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Tyva, Respublika		Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation)
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Yakutia-Sakha		Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation)
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Turkey			Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 2: Juncus subg. Juncus. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 7:239-246.
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Belarus			Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 2: Juncus subg. Juncus. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 7:239-246.
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Estonia			Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 2: Juncus subg. Juncus. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 7:239-246.
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Latvia			Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 2: Juncus subg. Juncus. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 7:239-246.
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Lithuania			Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 2: Juncus subg. Juncus. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 7:239-246.
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Russian Federation	Volgogradskaja oblast'		Skvortsov, A. K., ed. 2006. Flora of the Lower Volga region 1:328. Note: lists as Juncus alpinoarticulatus Chaix in Vill.
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Russian Federation-European part	European part		Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 2: Juncus subg. Juncus. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 7:239-246.
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Ukraine			Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 2: Juncus subg. Juncus. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 7:239-246.
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Austria			Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 2: Juncus subg. Juncus. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 7:239-246.
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Czech Republic			Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 2: Juncus subg. Juncus. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 7:239-246.
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Germany			Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 2: Juncus subg. Juncus. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 7:239-246.
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Hungary			Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 2: Juncus subg. Juncus. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 7:239-246.
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Netherlands			Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 2: Juncus subg. Juncus. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 7:239-246.
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Poland			Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 2: Juncus subg. Juncus. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 7:239-246.
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Slovakia			Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 2: Juncus subg. Juncus. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 7:239-246.
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Switzerland			Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 2: Juncus subg. Juncus. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 7:239-246.
1	Native	Europe	Northern Europe	Denmark			Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 2: Juncus subg. Juncus. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 7:239-246.
1	Native	Europe	Northern Europe	Finland			Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 2: Juncus subg. Juncus. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 7:239-246.
1	Native	Europe	Northern Europe	Iceland			Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 2: Juncus subg. Juncus. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 7:239-246.
1	Native	Europe	Northern Europe	Norway			Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 2: Juncus subg. Juncus. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 7:239-246.
1	Native	Europe	Northern Europe	Sweden			Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 2: Juncus subg. Juncus. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 7:239-246.
1	Native	Europe	Northern Europe	United Kingdom			Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 2: Juncus subg. Juncus. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 7:239-246.
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Albania			Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 2: Juncus subg. Juncus. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 7:239-246.
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Bosnia and Herzegovina			Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 2: Juncus subg. Juncus. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 7:239-246.
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Bulgaria			Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 2: Juncus subg. Juncus. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 7:239-246.
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Croatia			Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 2: Juncus subg. Juncus. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 7:239-246.
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Greece			Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 2: Juncus subg. Juncus. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 7:239-246.
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Italy			Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 2: Juncus subg. Juncus. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 7:239-246.
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Montenegro			Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 2: Juncus subg. Juncus. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 7:239-246.
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	North Macedonia			Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 2: Juncus subg. Juncus. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 7:239-246.
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Romania			Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 2: Juncus subg. Juncus. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 7:239-246.
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Serbia			Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 2: Juncus subg. Juncus. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 7:239-246.
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Slovenia			Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 2: Juncus subg. Juncus. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 7:239-246.
1	Native	Europe	Southwestern Europe	France			Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 2: Juncus subg. Juncus. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 7:239-246.
1	Native	Europe	Southwestern Europe	Spain			Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 2: Juncus subg. Juncus. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 7:239-246.
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	New Brunswick		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Newfoundland and Labrador		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Ontario		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Québec		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Illinois	n.e.	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Iowa	n.w.	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Minnesota		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Missouri	Jackson Co. (extirpated)	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Nebraska		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	North Dakota		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	South Dakota	w.	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Wisconsin		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Indiana	n.	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Maine		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Michigan		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	New York		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Ohio	n.	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Pennsylvania	n.w.	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Vermont		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Colorado		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Idaho		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Montana		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Washington		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Utah		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Subarctic America	Canada	Northwest Territories		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Subarctic America	Canada	Yukon		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Subarctic America	Greenland		s.	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Subarctic America	United States	Alaska		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	Alberta		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	British Columbia		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	Manitoba		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	Saskatchewan		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.

Native
Africa

NORTHERN AFRICA: Morocco

Asia-Temperate

WESTERN ASIA: Turkey
CAUCASUS: Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia [Ciscaucasia], Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russian Federation [Dagestan]
SIBERIA: Russian Federation [Altay, Buryatia, Chita, Gorno-Altay, Irkutsk, Kemerovskaja oblast', Krasnoyarsk, Novosibirsk, Tomsk, Tyumen, Tyva, Respublika, Yakutia-Sakha]
MONGOLIA: Mongolia
RUSSIAN FAR EAST: Russian Federation [Habarovskij kraj, Amur, Kamčatskij kraj, Sakhalin (s.)]

Europe

NORTHERN EUROPE: Denmark, Finland, United Kingdom, Iceland, Norway, Sweden
MIDDLE EUROPE: Austria, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia
EASTERN EUROPE: Russian Federation-European part [European part], Belarus, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Russian Federation [Volgogradskaja oblast'], Ukraine
SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Albania, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Croatia, Italy, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia
SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain, France

Northern America

SUBARCTIC AMERICA: Canada [Northwest Territories, Yukon], Greenland (s.), United States [Alaska]
EASTERN CANADA: Canada [Québec, Ontario, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador]
WESTERN CANADA: Canada [Saskatchewan, Alberta, Manitoba, British Columbia]
NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Indiana (n.), Maine, Michigan, New York, Ohio (n.), Pennsylvania (n.w.), Vermont]
NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Illinois (n.e.), Iowa (n.w.), Minnesota, Missouri (Jackson Co. (extirpated)), Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota (w.), Wisconsin]
NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Washington]
SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Utah]

Reference(s)

FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Kharkevich, S. S., ed. 1985. Vascular plants of the Russian Far East. Note: also cited as "Vascular plants of the Soviet Far East", and "Sosud. Rast. Sovet. Dal'nego Vostoka"
Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 2: Juncus subg. Juncus. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 7:239-246.
Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation)
Skvortsov, A. K., ed. 2006. Flora of the Lower Volga region 1:328. Note: lists as Juncus alpinoarticulatus Chaix in Vill.

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=417233. Accessed 12 May 2026.