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Juncus alpinoarticulatus
Also called Alpine Rush
Northern green rush is a wetland perennial grass-like plant native to cool northern regions, found in bogs, fens and wet ditches. It is a moisture-loving plant that does best kept consistently wet in cool conditions.
Juncus alpinoarticulatus, called the northern green rush and the alpine rush, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Juncus, with a circumboreal distribution. It prefers wet sandy soils, peat bogs, acidic fens, and ditches.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Juncus alpinoarticulatus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
