{{Short description|Species of flowering plant in the rush family Juncaceae}} {{Speciesbox |name = Baltic rush |image = Juncus balticus Oulu, Finland 28.06.2013.jpg |genus = Juncus |species = balticus |authority = Willd. |synonyms = {{hidden begin}} *''Juncus arcticus'' subsp. ''balticus'' <small>(Willd.) Hyl.</small> *''Juncus arcticus'' var. ''balticus'' <small>(Willd.) Trautv.</small> *''Juncus balticus'' f. ''contractus'' <small>Neuman</small> *''Juncus balticus'' f. ''laxior'' <small>Neuman</small> *''Juncus balticus'' var. ''lesueurii'' <small>Gelert</small> *''Juncus balticus'' var. ''tenuis'' <small>H.Linb.</small> *''Juncus balticus'' subsp. ''vallicola'' <small>(Rydb.) Lint</small> *''Juncus glaucus'' var. ''littoralis'' <small>Wahlenb.</small> {{hidden end}} }} {{Commons category|Juncus balticus}}
'''''Juncus balticus''''' is a species of rush known by the common name '''Baltic rush'''. It is a perennial flowering plant in the family Juncaceae. It can reach a height of about {{convert|75|cm|abbr=off|frac=4}}.<ref name=Stace>{{cite book|last=Stace|first=C. A.|authorlink = Stace, C. A.|year=2010|title=New Flora of the British Isles|edition=Third|publisher=Cambridge University Press|location = Cambridge, U.K.| isbn=9780521707725 |page=937}}</ref> It is native to north-western Europe from Spain to northern European Russia, most of North America except the south-eastern United States, parts of Mexico and Central America, and western and southern South America from Colombia to Argentina.<ref name=powo>{{cite web | work=Plants of the World Online |title=''Juncus balticus'' Willd. |url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:324783-2 | publisher=Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |access-date=27 March 2024 }}</ref> It is available from specialist nurseries for landscaping and soil stabilization purposes.[https://greatbasinseeds.com/product/baltic-rush/]
==Subspecies== {{As of|2024|March}}, Plants of the World Online accepted seven subspecies:<ref name=powo/> *''Juncus balticus'' subsp. ''andicola'' <small>(Hook.) Snogerup</small> *''Juncus balticus'' subsp. ''ater'' <small>(Rydb.) Snogerup</small> *''Juncus balticus'' subsp. ''balticus'' *''Juncus balticus'' subsp. ''cantabricus'' <small>(T.E.Díaz, Fern.-Carv. & Fern.Prieto) Snogerup</small> *''Juncus balticus'' subsp. ''littoralis'' <small>(Engelm.) Snogerup</small> *''Juncus balticus'' subsp. ''mexicanus'' <small>(Willd. ex Schult. & Schult.f.) Snogerup</small> (syn. ''Juncus mexicanus'') *''Juncus balticus'' subsp. ''pyrenaeus'' <small>(Timb.-Lagr. & Jeanb.) P.Fourn.</small>
==See also== *Crown of thorns
==References== {{Reflist}}
==Bibliography== *C.Michael Hogan, ed. 2010. [http://www.eol.org/pages/631123. Juncus balticus. Encyclopedia of Life.]
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balticus Category:Plants described in 1809 Category:Flora of Canada Category:Flora of Central America Category:Flora of Middle Europe Category:Flora of Eastern Europe Category:Flora of Mexico Category:Flora of Northern Europe Category:Flora of southern South America Category:Flora of Southwestern Europe Category:Flora of Subarctic America Category:Flora of the North-Central United States Category:Flora of the Northeastern United States Category:Flora of the Northwestern United States Category:Flora of the South-Central United States Category:Flora of the Southeastern United States Category:Flora of the Southwestern United States Category:Flora of western South America
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