Juncus greenei (Greene’s rush)

About 8 inches of stem is removed in this image. · 7/3/2021 · Crystal Spring Farm, Blueberry Loop, Brunswick, Maine

Kingdom	Plantae	Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae (from Stearn's Botanical Latin)
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta	Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
Division	Magnoliophyta	Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms
Class	Liliopsida	Monocots (plants with a single seed leaf); includes the lily family
Subclass	Commelinidae	Dayflowers and spiderworts, and several others
Order	Juncales	Rushes, sedges, and other grasslike plants
Family	Juncaceae	Rush family
Genus	Juncus	Possibly from Latin jungere, “to join or bind,” because the stems were used for binding
Species	greenei	After Edward Lee Greene (1843-1915), a churchman who went from being a Baptist to an Episcopalean and finally converted to Catholicism. During much of this time he assiduously collected plants and acquired as much or more field knowledge than any other worker of his day