''Juncus'' is a

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monocotyledon Monocotyledons (), commonly referred to as monocots, ( Lilianae '' sensu'' Chase & Reveal) are flowering plants whose seeds contain only one embryonic leaf, or cotyledon. A monocot taxon has been in use for several decades, but with various ranks ...

ous

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s, commonly known as rushes. It is the largest genus in the family

Juncaceae Juncaceae is a family of flowering plants, commonly known as the rush family. It consists of 8 genera and about 464 known species of slow-growing, rhizomatous, herbaceous monocotyledonous plants that may superficially resemble grasses and ...

, containing around 300 species.

Description

Rushes of the genus ''Juncus'' are

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plants that superficially resemble

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s. They have historically received little attention from botanists; in his 1819

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described the genus as "obscure and uninviting". The form of the flower differentiates rushes from grasses or sedges. The flowers of ''Juncus'' comprise five

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of floral parts: three sepals, three petals (or, taken together, six tepals), two to six

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s (in two whorls) and a stigma with three lobes. The stems are round in cross-section, unlike those of

s, which are typically somewhat triangular in cross-section. In ''Juncus'' section ''Juncotypus'' (formerly called ''Juncus'' subg. ''Genuini''), which contains some of the most widespread and familiar species, the leaves are reduced to sheaths around the base of the stem and the

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subtending the inflorescence closely resembles a continuation of the stem, giving the appearance that the inflorescence is lateral.

Distribution and ecology

''Juncus'' has a

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, with species found throughout the world, with the exception of

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. They typically grow in cold or wet habitats, and in the tropics, are most common in

montane Montane ecosystems are found on the slopes of mountains. The alpine climate in these regions strongly affects the ecosystem because temperatures lapse rate, fall as elevation increases, causing the ecosystem to stratify. This stratification is ...

environments.

Fossil record

Several

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fruits of a ''Juncus'' species have been described from

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of the Fasterholt area near

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.Angiosperm Fruits and Seeds from the Middle Miocene of Jutland (Denmark) by

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, The Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters 24:3, 1985

Classification

The genus ''Juncus'' was first named by

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in his 1753 '. The

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of the genus was designated by

Frederick Vernon Coville Frederick Vernon Coville (March 23, 1867 – January 9, 1937) was an American botanist who participated in the Death Valley Expedition (1890-1891), was honorary curator of the United States National Herbarium (1893-1937), worked at then was Ch ...

, who in 1913 chose the first species in Linnaeus' account, ''

Juncus acutus ''Juncus acutus'', the spiny rush, sharp rush or sharp-pointed rush, is a flowering plant in the monocot family Juncaceae. It is native to the Americas, Northern and Southern Africa, Western and Southern Europe and West Asia, and is found in a v ...

''. ''Juncus'' can be divided into two major groups, one group with

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s that include

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s, and one with

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inflorescences with no bracteoles. The genus is divided into the following

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and

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: * ''Juncus'' subg. ''Juncus'' ** sect. ''Juncus'' ** sect. ''Graminei'' (Engelm.) Engelm. ** sect. ''Caespitosi'' Cout. ** sect. ''Stygiopsis'' Kuntze ** sect. ''Ozophyllum'' Dumort. ** sect. ''Iridifolii'' Snogerup & Kirschner * ''Juncus'' subg. ''Poiophylli'' Buchenau ** sect. '' Tenageia'' Dumort. ** sect. ''Steirochloa'' Griseb. ** sect. ''Juncotypus'' Dumort. ** sect. ''Forskalina'' Kuntze

Species

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'' accepts the following species in the genus ''Juncus'': *'' Juncus acuminatus'' Michx. *'' Juncus acutiflorus'' Ehrh. ex Hoffm. *''

'' L. *'' Juncus aemulans'' Liebm. *'' Juncus alatus'' Franch. & Sav. *'' Juncus alexandri'' L.A.S.Johnson *'' Juncus allioides'' Franch. *''

Juncus alpigenus ''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 ...

'' K.Koch *'' Juncus × alpiniformis'' Fernald *'' Juncus alpinoarticulatus'' Chaix *'' Juncus amabilis'' Edgar *'' Juncus amplifolius'' A.Camus *'' Juncus amuricus'' (Maxim.) V.I.Krecz. & Gontsch. *'' Juncus anatolicus'' Snogerup *'' Juncus anceps'' Laharpe *'' Juncus andersonii'' Buchenau *'' Juncus andinus'' Balslev *'' Juncus antarcticus'' Hook.f. *'' Juncus anthelatus'' (Wiegand) R.E.Brooks & Whittem. *'' Juncus arcticus'' Willd. *'' Juncus aridicola'' L.A.S.Johnson *''

Juncus articulatus ''Juncus articulatus'' is a flowering plant species in the rush family Juncaceae. It is known by the common name jointleaf rush or jointed rush, which can also refer to '' J. kraussii'' from Australia. It is native to Eurasia, Canada, Greenland ...

'' L. *''

Juncus astreptus ''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 ...

'' L.A.S.Johnson *'' Juncus atratus'' Krock. *'' Juncus australis'' Hook.f. *'' Juncus austrobrasiliensis'' Balslev *'' Juncus baekdusanensis'' M.Kim *'' Juncus balticus'' Willd. *'' Juncus bassianus'' L.A.S.Johnson *'' Juncus batrachium'' Veldkamp *'' Juncus benghalensis'' Kunth *'' Juncus beringensis'' Buchenau *'' Juncus biflorus'' Elliott *'' Juncus biglumis'' L. *'' Juncus biglumoides'' H.Hara *'' Juncus bolanderi'' Engelm. *'' Juncus brachycarpus'' Engelm. *'' Juncus brachycephalus'' (Engelm.) Buchenau *'' Juncus brachyphyllus'' Wiegand *'' Juncus brachyspathus'' Maxim. *'' Juncus brachystigma'' Sam. *''

Juncus brasiliensis ''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 plant, herbaceous pla ...

'' Breistr. *'' Juncus brevibracteus'' L.A.S.Johnson *'' Juncus brevicaudatus'' (Engelm.) Fernald *'' Juncus breviculmis'' Balslev *'' Juncus breweri'' Engelm. *'' Juncus × brueggeri'' Domin *'' Juncus bryoides'' F.J.Herm. *'' Juncus bryophilus'' W.W.Sm. *'' Juncus bufonius'' L. *'' Juncus bulbosus'' L. *'' Juncus burkartii'' Barros *'' Juncus caesariensis'' Coville *'' Juncus caespiticius'' E.Mey. *'' Juncus canadensis'' J.Gay ex Laharpe *'' Juncus capensis'' Thunb. *'' Juncus capillaceus'' Lam. *'' Juncus capillaris'' F.J.Herm. *'' Juncus capitatus'' Weigel *'' Juncus castaneus'' Sm. *''

Juncus cephalostigma ''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 ...

'' Sam. *'' Juncus cephalotes'' Thunb. *'' Juncus chiapasensis'' Balslev *'' Juncus chlorocephalus'' Engelm. *'' Juncus chrysocarpus'' Buchenau *'' Juncus clarkei'' Buchenau *'' Juncus compressus'' Jacq. *'' Juncus concinnus'' D.Don *'' Juncus concolor'' Sam. *'' Juncus confusus'' Coville *''

Juncus conglomeratus ''Juncus conglomeratus'', the compact rush, is a perennial, herbaceous flowering plant species in the rush family Juncaceae. In the British Isles it is one of six rush species that can dominate lowland damp grasslands.Juncus continuus ''Juncus continuus'' is a perennial plant found in many parts of Australia; namely the regions of Queensland and New South Wales. Juncus continuus has also been introduced in Great Britain and New Zealand, and invasive in Texas Texas ( , ...

'' L.A.S.Johnson *'' Juncus cooperi'' Engelm. *'' Juncus cordobensis'' Barros *'' Juncus coriaceus'' Mack. *'' Juncus × correctus'' Steud. *'' Juncus covillei'' Piper *'' Juncus crassistylus'' A.Camus *'' Juncus curtisiae'' L.A.S.Johnson *''

Juncus curvatus ''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 plant, herbaceous pla ...

'' Buchenau *'' Juncus cyperoides'' Laharpe *'' Juncus debilis'' A.Gray *'' Juncus decipiens'' (Buchenau) Nakai *''

Juncus × degenianus ''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 plant, herbaceous pla ...

'' Boros *'' Juncus densiflorus'' Kunth *'' Juncus deosaicus'' Noltie *'' Juncus diastrophanthus'' Buchenau *'' Juncus dichotomus'' Elliott *'' Juncus diemii'' Barros *''

Juncus diffusissimus ''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 ...

'' Buckley *''

Juncus × diffusus ''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 superfi ...

'' Hoppe *'' Juncus digitatus'' C.W.Witham & Zika *'' Juncus distegus'' Edgar *'' Juncus dolichanthus'' L.A.S.Johnson *'' Juncus dongchuanensis'' K.F.Wu *'' Juncus × donyanae'' Fern.-Carv. *'' Juncus dregeanus'' Kunth *'' Juncus drummondii'' E.Mey. *'' Juncus dubius'' Engelm. *'' Juncus dudleyi'' Wiegand *'' Juncus dulongjiongensis'' Novikov *'' Juncus durus'' L.A.S.Johnson & K.L.Wilson *'' Juncus duthiei'' (C.B.Clarke) Noltie *''

Juncus ebracteatus ''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 ...

'' E.Mey. *'' Juncus echinocephalus'' Balslev *''

Juncus ecuadoriensis ''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 ...

'' Balslev *''

Juncus edgariae ''Juncus edgariae'' is a species of rush, commonly called Edgar's rush or wīwī, that is endemic to New Zealand. The species was described in 2001 by Lawrie Johnson and Karen Wilson. It had previously been confused with '' Juncus gregifloru ...

'' L.A.S.Johnson & K.L.Wilson *''

Juncus effusus ''Juncus effusus'' is a perennial herbaceous flowering plant species in the rush family Juncaceae, with the common names common rush or soft rush. In North America, the common name soft rush also refers to ''Juncus interior''. Distribution ''J ...

'' L. *'' Juncus elbrusicus'' Galushko *'' Juncus elliottii'' Chapm. *'' Juncus emmanuelis'' A.Fern. & J.G.García *'' Juncus engleri'' Buchenau *'' Juncus ensifolius'' Wikstr. *'' Juncus equisetinus'' Proskur. *'' Juncus ernesti-barrosi'' Barros *'' Juncus exiguus'' (Fernald & Wiegand) Lint ex Snogerup & P.F.Zika *'' Juncus exsertus'' Buchenau *'' Juncus falcatus'' E.Mey. *'' Juncus × fallax'' Trab. *'' Juncus fascinatus'' (M.C.Johnst.) W.M.Knapp *'' Juncus fauriei'' H.Lév. & Vaniot *'' Juncus fauriensis'' Buchenau *''

Juncus fernandez-carvajaliae ''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 superf ...

'' Romero Zarco & Arán *'' Juncus filicaulis'' Buchenau *'' Juncus filiformis'' L. *'' Juncus filipendulus'' Buckley *'' Juncus fimbristyloides'' Noltie *'' Juncus firmus'' L.A.S.Johnson *'' Juncus flavidus'' L.A.S.Johnson *'' Juncus fockei'' Buchenau *'' Juncus foliosus'' Desf. *'' Juncus fominii'' Zoz *'' Juncus fontanesii'' J.Gay ex Laharpe *'' Juncus fugongensis'' S.Y.Bao *'' Juncus × fulvescens'' Fernald *'' Juncus ganeshii'' Miyam. & H.Ohba *'' Juncus georgianus'' Coville *'' Juncus gerardi'' Loisel. *''

Juncus giganteus ''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 ...

'' Sam. *'' Juncus glaucoturgidus'' Noltie *'' Juncus gonggae'' Miyam. & H.Ohba *'' Juncus × gracilescens'' F.J.Herm. ex Wadmond *'' Juncus gracilicaulis'' A.Camus *'' Juncus gracillimus'' (Buchenau) V.I.Krecz. & Gontsch. *'' Juncus greenei'' Oakes & Tuck. *''

Juncus gregiflorus ''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 ...

'' L.A.S.Johnson *'' Juncus grisebachii'' Buchenau *'' Juncus guadeloupensis'' Buchenau & Urb. *'' Juncus gubanovii'' Novikov *'' Juncus gymnocarpus'' Coville *'' Juncus haenkei'' E.Mey. *'' Juncus hallii'' Engelm. *'' Juncus harae'' Miyam. & H.Ohba *'' Juncus heldreichianus'' T.Marsson ex Parl. *'' Juncus hemiendytus'' F.J.Herm. *'' Juncus heptopotamicus'' V.I.Krecz. & Gontsch. *'' Juncus hesperius'' (Piper) Lint *'' Juncus heterophyllus'' Dufour *'' Juncus himalensis'' Klotzsch *'' Juncus holoschoenus'' R.Br. *'' Juncus homalocaulis'' F.Muell. ex Benth. *'' Juncus howellii'' F.J.Herm. *'' Juncus hybridus'' Brot. *'' Juncus hydrophilus'' Noltie *'' Juncus imbricatus'' Laharpe *'' Juncus inflexus'' L. *'' Juncus ingens'' N.A.Wakef. *'' Juncus interior'' Wiegand *'' Juncus × inundatus'' Drejer *'' Juncus jacquinii'' L. *'' Juncus jaxarticus'' V.I.Krecz. & Gontsch. *'' Juncus jinpingensis'' S.Y.Bao *'' Juncus kelloggii'' Engelm. *'' Juncus khasiensis'' Buchenau *'' Juncus kingii'' Rendle *'' Juncus kleinii'' Barros *'' Juncus krameri'' Franch. & Sav. *'' Juncus kraussii'' Hochst. *'' Juncus kuohii'' M.J.Jung *'' Juncus laccatus'' P.F.Zika *'' Juncus laeviusculus'' L.A.S.Johnson *'' Juncus lancangensis'' Y.Y.Qian *'' Juncus × langii'' Erdner *'' Juncus leiospermus'' F.J.Herm. *'' Juncus × lemieuxii'' B.Boivin *'' Juncus leptospermus'' Buchenau *'' Juncus lesueurii'' Bol. *'' Juncus leucanthus'' Royle ex D.Don *'' Juncus leucomelas'' Royle ex D.Don *'' Juncus liebmannii'' J.F.Macbr. *'' Juncus littoralis'' C.A.Mey. *'' Juncus llanquihuensis'' Barros *'' Juncus lomatophyllus'' Spreng. *'' Juncus longiflorus'' (A.Camus) Noltie *'' Juncus longii'' Fernald *'' Juncus longirostris'' Kuvaev *'' Juncus longistamineus'' A.Camus *'' Juncus longistylis'' Torr. *'' Juncus luciensis'' Ertter *'' Juncus luzuliformis'' Franch. *'' Juncus macrandrus'' Coville *'' Juncus macrantherus'' V.I.Krecz. & Gontsch. *'' Juncus macrophyllus'' Coville *'' Juncus marginatus'' Rostk. *'' Juncus maritimus'' Lam. *'' Juncus maroccanus'' Kirschner *'' Juncus maximowiczii'' Buchenau *'' Juncus megacephalus'' M.A.Curtis *''

Juncus megalophyllus ''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 plant, herbaceous pla ...

'' S.Y.Bao *'' Juncus meianthus'' L.A.S.Johnson ex K.L.Wilson *'' Juncus membranaceus'' Royle *'' Juncus mertensianus'' Bong. *'' Juncus micranthus'' Schrad. ex E.Mey. *'' Juncus microcephalus'' Kunth *''

Juncus milashanensis ''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 ...

'' A.M.Lu & Z.Y.Zhang *'' Juncus militaris'' Bigelow *'' Juncus minimus'' Buchenau *'' Juncus minutulus'' (Albert & Jahand.) Prain *'' Juncus modicus'' N.E.Br. *'' Juncus mollis'' L.A.S.Johnson *'' Juncus × montellii'' Vierh. *'' Juncus × montserratensis'' Marcet *'' Juncus × murbeckii'' Sagorski *'' Juncus mustangensis'' Miyam. & H.Ohba *'' Juncus nepalicus'' Miyam. & H.Ohba *'' Juncus nevadensis'' S.Watson *'' Juncus nodatus'' Coville *'' Juncus × nodosiformis'' Fernald *'' Juncus nodosus'' L. *''

Juncus novae-zelandiae ''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 plant, herbaceous pla ...

'' Hook.f. *'' Juncus nupela'' Veldkamp *'' Juncus obliquus'' Adamson *''

Juncus × obotritorum ''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 ...

'' Rothm. *'' Juncus occidentalis'' Wiegand *'' Juncus ochraceus'' Buchenau *'' Juncus ochrocoleus'' L.A.S.Johnson *'' Juncus orchonicus'' Novikov *'' Juncus × oronensis'' Fernald *''

Juncus orthophyllus ''Juncus orthophyllus'' is a species of rush known by the common name straightleaf rush native to western North America from British Columbia to California and Nevada, where it grows in moist spots in mountain habitat, such as meadows. Descript ...

'' Coville *'' Juncus oxycarpus'' E.Mey. ex Kunth *'' Juncus oxymeris'' Engelm. *'' Juncus pallescens'' Lam. *'' Juncus pallidus'' R.Br. *'' Juncus paludosus'' E.L.Bridges & Orzell *'' Juncus papillosus'' Franch. & Sav. *'' Juncus parryi'' Engelm. *'' Juncus patens'' E.Mey. *'' Juncus pauciflorus'' R.Br. *'' Juncus pelocarpus'' E.Mey. *'' Juncus perpusillus'' Sam. *'' Juncus persicus'' Boiss. *'' Juncus pervetus'' Fernald *'' Juncus petrophilus'' Miyam. *'' Juncus phaeanthus'' L.A.S.Johnson *'' Juncus phaeocephalus'' Engelm. *'' Juncus pictus'' Steud. *'' Juncus planifolius'' R.Br. *'' Juncus polyanthemus'' Buchenau *'' Juncus polycephalus'' Michx. *'' Juncus potaninii'' Buchenau *'' Juncus prismatocarpus'' R.Br. *'' Juncus procerus'' E.Mey. *'' Juncus prominens'' (Buchenau) Miyabe & Kudô *'' Juncus przewalskii'' Buchenau *'' Juncus psammophilus'' L.A.S.Johnson *'' Juncus punctorius'' L.f. *'' Juncus pusillus'' Buchenau *'' Juncus pygmaeus'' Rich. ex Thuill. *'' Juncus pylaei'' Laharpe *'' Juncus radula'' Buchenau *'' Juncus ramboi'' Barros *'' Juncus ranarius'' Songeon & E.P.Perrier *'' Juncus ratkowskyanus'' L.A.S.Johnson *'' Juncus rechingeri'' Snogerup *'' Juncus regelii'' Buchenau *'' Juncus remotiflorus'' L.A.S.Johnson *'' Juncus repens'' Michx. *'' Juncus requienii'' Parl. *''

Juncus revolutus ''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 plant, herbaceous pla ...

'' R.Br. *'' Juncus rigidus'' Desf. *''

Juncus roemerianus ''Juncus roemerianus'' is a species of flowering plant in the rush family known by the common names black rush, needlerush, and black needlerush. It is native to North America, where its main distribution lies along the coastline of the southeas ...

'' Scheele *'' Juncus rohtangensis'' Goel & Aswal *'' Juncus × ruhmeri'' Asch. & Graebn. *'' Juncus rupestris'' Kunth *'' Juncus × sallandiae'' Corporaal & Schaminée *'' Juncus salsuginosus'' Turcz. ex C.A.Mey. *'' Juncus sandwithii'' Lourteig *'' Juncus sarophorus'' L.A.S.Johnson *'' Juncus saximontanus'' A.Nelson *'' Juncus scabriusculus'' Kunth *'' Juncus scheuchzerioides'' Gaudich. *'' Juncus scirpoides'' Lam. *'' Juncus secundus'' P.Beauv. ex Poir. *'' Juncus semisolidus'' L.A.S.Johnson *'' Juncus setchuensis'' Buchenau *'' Juncus sherei'' Miyam. & H.Ohba *'' Juncus sikkimensis'' Hook.f. *'' Juncus socotranus'' (Buchenau) Snogerup *'' Juncus sonderianus'' Buchenau *'' Juncus soranthus'' Schrenk *'' Juncus sorrentinoi'' Parl. *'' Juncus sparganiifolius'' Boiss. & Kotschy ex Buchenau *'' Juncus spectabilis'' Rendle *'' Juncus sphacelatus'' Decne. *'' Juncus sphaerocarpus'' Nees *'' Juncus spumosus'' Noltie *''

Juncus squarrosus ''Juncus squarrosus'', called goose corn, heath rush, and mosquito rush, is a species of flowering plant in the family Juncaceae Juncaceae is a family of flowering plants, commonly known as the rush family. It consists of 8 genera and about ...

'' L. *'' Juncus stenopetalus'' Adamson *'' Juncus stipulatus'' Nees & Meyen *'' Juncus striatus'' Schousb. ex E.Mey. *'' Juncus × stuckeyi'' Reinking *'' Juncus stygius'' L. *'' Juncus subcaudatus'' (Engelm.) Coville & S.F.Blake *'' Juncus subglaucus'' L.A.S.Johnson *''

Juncus subnodulosus ''Juncus subnodulosus'', the blunt-flowered rush, is a species of Juncaceae, rush. It natively occurs from the Mediterranean region across temperate Europe, but it does not range far into Scandinavia. Introduced populations exist in New Zealand a ...

'' Schrank *'' Juncus subsecundus'' N.A.Wakef. *'' Juncus subtilis'' E.Mey. *'' Juncus subulatus'' Forssk. *'' Juncus subulitepalus'' Balslev *'' Juncus supiniformis'' Engelm. *'' Juncus taonanensis'' Satake & Kitag. *'' Juncus tenageia'' Ehrh. ex L.f. *''

Juncus tenuis ''Juncus tenuis'', the slender rush, is a clump-forming, round-stemmed perennial in the Juncaceae (rush family). Slender rush grows to be between 15 and 60 cm tall. Generally considered a weed, it is rarely sold by retailers as a household ...

'' Willd. *'' Juncus texanus'' (Engelm.) Coville *'' Juncus textilis'' Buchenau *'' Juncus thomasii'' Ten. *'' Juncus thompsonianus'' L.A.S.Johnson *'' Juncus thomsonii'' Buchenau *'' Juncus tiehmii'' Ertter *'' Juncus tingitanus'' Maire & Weiller *'' Juncus tobdeniorum'' Noltie *'' Juncus torreyi'' Coville *'' Juncus trachyphyllus'' Miyam. & H.Ohba *'' Juncus trichophyllus'' W.W.Sm. *'' Juncus triformis'' Engelm. *'' Juncus triglumis'' L. *'' Juncus trigonocarpus'' Steud. *'' Juncus trilocularis'' Zika *'' Juncus turkestanicus'' V.I.Krecz. & Gontsch. *'' Juncus uncialis'' Greene *''

Juncus uniflorus ''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 ...

'' W.W.Sm. *'' Juncus uruguensis'' Griseb. *'' Juncus usitatus'' L.A.S.Johnson *'' Juncus vaginatus'' R.Br. *'' Juncus × valbrayi'' H.Lév. *'' Juncus validus'' Coville *'' Juncus valvatus'' Link *'' Juncus vaseyi'' Engelm. *'' Juncus venturianus'' Castillón *'' Juncus virens'' Buchenau *'' Juncus wallichianus'' J.Gay ex Laharpe *'' Juncus xiphioides'' E.Mey. *'' Juncus yui'' S.Y.Bao

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{{Authority control Poales genera Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus