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Juncus maritimus

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Juncus maritimus, known as the sea rush, is a species of rush that grows on coastlines, with a wide distribution across the western Palearctic realm. It is sometimes considered conspecific with Juncus kraussii. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts

Comparison

NatureServe Rank

G5 Secure 2

CITES Appendix

Not Listed 3

Classification

Diet

Photosynthetic Autotroph 1

System (Realm)

Marine 1

Scientific Name

Juncus maritimus 4

Conservation Status

Not Evaluated 5

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Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Juncus maritimus

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Sources

1. Juncus maritimus (Wikipedia)

Introduction
Juncus maritimus, known as the sea rush, is a species of rush that grows on coastlines. It is sometimes considered conspecific with Juncus kraussii. It has a wide distribution across the western Palearctic realm (all of Europe, western Asia and the Maghreb).
Lead, sentence naming the group it belongs to
Juncus maritimus, known as the sea rush, is a species of rush that grows on coastlines.

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2. NatureServe Explorer: Juncus maritimus

NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)

Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)

"roundedGRank": "G5"

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3. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Plantae

UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 45

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"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/D/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Plantae","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":null,"family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Plants","language":"EN"},{"name":"Flora","language":"EN"}],"cites_listings":[]

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4. Wikipedia: Juncus maritimus

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5. GBIF (IUCN Red List category): GBIF IUCN Red List category for Juncus maritimus

GBIF (IUCN Red List category)GBIF taxon key 2701869, category field

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"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"

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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

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Plant (Wikipedia)

Lead, whole group is photosynthetic

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They are predominantly photosynthetic or came from photosynthetic ancestors, meaning that they obtain their energy from sunlight by using the green pigment chlorophyll in their chloroplasts to produce sugars from carbon dioxide and water.

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GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Juncus maritimus

GBIF Backbone TaxonomyChild Taxon Of: Poales, Taxon record

Quote, Child Taxon Of: Poales, Taxon record

"order": "Poales"

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