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Juncus acuminatus Michx.

This species name was first published in Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 192 (1803)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this species name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-0000775694.

Synonyms of Juncus acuminatus Michx.

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Juncus acuminatus var. legitimus Engelm. Manual , ed. 5: 542 (1867) wfo-0000775700
Juncus acuminatus var. multiceps (Kunze) Barros Darwiniana 10: 437 (1953) wfo-0000775701
Juncus acuminatus f. obtusatus F.J.Herm. Pap. Michigan Acad. Sci. 20: 46 (1935) wfo-0000775702
Juncus acuminatus f. sphaerocephalus F.J.Herm. Leafl. W. Bot. 8: 13 (1956) wfo-0000775704
Juncus bolanderi var. riparius Jeps. Fl. Calif. [Jepson] 1: 255 (1921) wfo-0000775992
Juncus fraternus Kunth Enum. Pl. 3: 340 (1841) wfo-0000776484
Juncus multiceps Kunze Enum. Pl. 3: 337 (1841) wfo-0000776932
Juncus paradoxus E.Mey. Syn. Junc. : 30 (1822) wfo-0000777028
Juncus polycephalus var. paradoxus (E.Mey.) Torr. Fl. New York 2: 327 (1847) wfo-0000777094
Juncus pondii Alph.Wood Class-book Bot. : 724 (1861) wfo-0000777098
Juncus sylvaticus Muhl. Descr. Gram. 206 (1817) wfo-0000777365
Tristemon albus Raf. Autik. Bot. : 191 (1840) wfo-0000801852
Tristemon macrocarpon Raf. Autik. Bot. : 191 (1840) wfo-0000801861
Juncus multiceps Kunze ex Kunth wfo-0001067535
Juncus acuminatus var. acuminatus wfo-0001067562
Juncus acuminatus f. acuminatus wfo-0001067604
Juncus polycephalos var. paradoxus (E.Mey.) Torr. Fl. New York 2: 327 (1847) wfo-1200096017