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'''''Juncus repens''''', the '''lesser creeping rush''', is a species of flowering plant in the family [[Juncaceae]].<ref name="JURE2" >{{cite web |url=https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=JURE2 |title=''Juncus repens'' |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=4 April 2018 |website=Plant Database |publisher=Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center |access-date=7 March 2023 }}</ref> It is native to the southeastern United States, Cuba, and [[Tabasco]] in Mexico.<ref name="POWO_443416-1" >{{cite POWO |id=443416-1 |title=''Juncus repens'' Michx. |access-date=7 March 2023 }}</ref> When fully submerged it continues to grow, so it has found use as a freshwater [[aquarium plant]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Eggeling |first1=Otto |last2=Ehrenberg |first2=Frederick |date=1908 |title=The Freshwater Aquarium and Its Inhabitants: A Guide for the Amateur Aquarist |location=New York |publisher=Henry Holt and Company |pages=68–70 }}</ref>
'''''Juncus repens''''', the '''lesser creeping rush''', is a species of flowering plant in the family [[Juncaceae]].<ref name="JURE2" >{{cite web |url=https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=JURE2 |title=''Juncus repens'' |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=4 April 2018 |website=Plant Database |publisher=Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center |access-date=7 March 2023 }}</ref> It is native to the southeastern United States, Cuba, and [[Tabasco]] in Mexico.<ref name="POWO_443416-1" >{{cite POWO |id=443416-1 |title=''Juncus repens'' Michx. |access-date=7 March 2023 }}</ref> When fully submerged, it continues to grow, so it has found use as a freshwater [[aquarium plant]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Eggeling |first1=Otto |last2=Ehrenberg |first2=Frederick |date=1908 |title=The Freshwater Aquarium and Its Inhabitants: A Guide for the Amateur Aquarist |location=New York |publisher=Henry Holt and Company |pages=68–70 }}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 07:59, 16 December 2023

Juncus repens
Habit
Botanical illustration
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Juncaceae
Genus: Juncus
Species:
J. repens
Binomial name
Juncus repens
Synonyms[1]
  • Cephaloxys flabellata Desv.
  • Juncus subincurvus Steud.
  • Tristemon repens (Michx.) Raf.

Juncus repens, the lesser creeping rush, is a species of flowering plant in the family Juncaceae.[2] It is native to the southeastern United States, Cuba, and Tabasco in Mexico.[1] When fully submerged, it continues to grow, so it has found use as a freshwater aquarium plant.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Juncus repens Michx". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Juncus repens". Plant Database. Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. 4 April 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  3. ^ Eggeling, Otto; Ehrenberg, Frederick (1908). The Freshwater Aquarium and Its Inhabitants: A Guide for the Amateur Aquarist. New York: Henry Holt and Company. pp. 68–70.