''Juncus alpinoarticulatus'', called the northern green rush and the alpine rush, is a species of flowering plant in the genus ''

Juncus ''Juncus'' is a genus of monocotyledonous flowering plants, commonly known as rushes. It is the largest genus in the family Juncaceae, containing around 300 species. Description Rushes of the genus ''Juncus'' are herbaceous plants that superfici ...

'', with a circumboreal distribution. It prefers wet sandy soils, peat bogs, acidic fens, and ditches.

Subtaxa

The following subspecies are currently accepted: *''Juncus alpinoarticulatus'' subsp. ''alpestris'' (Hartm.) Hämet-Ahti – northern Europe, Iceland *''Juncus alpinoarticulatus'' subsp. ''alpinoarticulatus'' – Europe, Morocco, Caucasus *''Juncus alpinoarticulatus'' subsp. ''americanus'' (Farw.) Hämet-Ahti – Greenland, North America, Russian Far East *''Juncus alpinoarticulatus'' subsp. ''fischerianus'' (Turcz. ex V.I.Krecz.) Hämet-Ahti –Asia, northeastern Europe *''Juncus alpinoarticulatus'' subsp. ''fuscescens'' (Fernald) Hämet-Ahti – central USA *''Juncus alpinoarticulatus'' subsp. ''rariflorus'' (Hartm.) Holub – northern Europe to western Siberia

References

alpinoarticulatus Plants described in 1785 {{Poales-stub