Species of flowering plant in the rush family Juncaceae
Distichia muscoides
In Los Nevados National Natural Park, Colombia, November 2018
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
Clade:
Tracheophytes
Clade:
Angiosperms
Clade:
Monocots
Clade:
Commelinids
Order:
Poales
Family:
Juncaceae
Genus:
Distichia
Species:
D. muscoides
Binomial name
Distichia muscoides
Nees & Meyen[1]
Synonyms[1]
Agapatea peruviana Steud.
Distichia tolimensis (Decne.) Buchenau
Gaimardia boliviana Pax
Goudotia tolimensis Decne.
Distichia muscoides is a species of plant in the rush family Juncaceae. It is native to the Andes of South America where it grows in upland wetland areas known as bofedales.
^ ab"Distichia muscoides Nees & Meyen". The Plant List. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
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