Taxon: Juncus articulatus L.

Summary

Genus:

Juncus

Family:

Juncaceae

Nomen number:

20788

Place of publication:

Sp. pl. 1:327. 1753

Typification:

View in Linnean Typification Project

Verified:

09/21/2000 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

1 (1 active, 1 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Arechavaleta, M. et al., coords. 2009. Lista de especies silvestres de Canarias: hongos, plantas y animales terrestres
Balslev, H. 1996. Juncaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 68:120.
Beal, E. O. & J. W. Thieret. 1986. Aquatic and wetland plants of Kentucky
Chowdhery, H. J. & B. M. Wadhwa. 1984. Flora of Himachal Pradesh.
CIBA-GEIGY, Basel, Switzerland. 1968-1974. The CIBA-GEIGY Weed Tables 14.3.
Correll, D. S. & H. B. Correll. 1975. Aquatic and wetland plants of southwestern United States, 2 vols.
Cronquist, A. et al. 1972-. Intermountain flora.
Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
Deam, C. C. 1940. Flora of Indiana.
Dorn, R. D. 1984. Vascular plants of Montana
Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 1489-1490.
FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2
Grierson, A. J. C. & D. J. Long. 1984-. Flora of Bhutan including a record of plants from Sikkim.
Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Hansen, A. & P. Sunding. 1993. Flora of Macaronesia: checklist of vascular plants, ed. 4. Sommerfeltia vol. 17.
Hara, H. et al. 1978-1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal.
Harrington, H. 1954. Manual of the plants of Colorado.
Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: higher plants of California
Hitchcock, C. L. et al. 1955-1969. Vascular plants of the Pacific Northwest.
Jahandiez, E. & R. Maire. 1931-1941. Catalogue des plantes du Maroc.
Kharkevich, S. S., ed. 1985. Vascular plants of the Russian Far East. Note: also cited as "Vascular plants of the Soviet Far East", and "Sosud. Rast. Sovet. Dal'nego Vostoka"
Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 2: Juncus subg. Juncus. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 7:247-254.
Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation)
Lazarides, M. & B. Hince. 1993. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia
McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains.
Meikle, R. D. 1977-1985. Flora of Cyprus.
Mouterde, P. 1966-. Nouvelle flore du Liban et de la Syrie.
Ohio Flora Committee (E. L. Braun, T. S. Cooperrider, T. R. Fisher, J. J. Furlow). 1967-. The vascular flora of Ohio.
Ownbey, G. B. & T. Morley. 1991. Vascular plants of Minnesota: a checklist and atlas
Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.
Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
Silva, L. et al. 2005. Listagem da fauna e flora terrestres dos Açores. Lista des plantas vasculares (Pteridophyta e Spermatophyta).
Skvortsov, A. K., ed. 2006. Flora of the Lower Volga region 1:327-328.
Strausbaugh, T. D. & E. L. Core. 1978. Flora of West Virginia, ed. 2.
Townsend, C. C. & E. Guest. 1966-. Flora of Iraq.
Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
Voss, E. 1972-. Michigan flora.
Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
Welsh, S. L. et al. 1993. A Utah flora.
Wherry, E. T. et al. 1979. Atlas of the flora of Pennsylvania.
Zohary, M. & N. Feinbrun-Dothan. 1966-. Flora palaestina.

Common names

Language	Name	seq	Citation
English	jointed rush	1	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
English	joint-leaf rush	1	Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 1489-1490.
German	gewöhnliche Glieder-Binse	2	Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 1489-1490.
Swedish	ryltåg	2	Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Africa	Macaronesia	Portugal	Madeira Islands		Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 2: Juncus subg. Juncus. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 7:247-254.
1	Native	Africa	Macaronesia	Spain	Canarias	Gran Canaria	Arechavaleta, M. et al., coords. 2009. Lista de especies silvestres de Canarias: hongos, plantas y animales terrestres
1	Native	Africa	Northern Africa	Algeria			Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 2: Juncus subg. Juncus. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 7:247-254.
1	Native	Africa	Northern Africa	Morocco			Jahandiez, E. & R. Maire. 1931-1941. Catalogue des plantes du Maroc.
1	Native	Africa	Northern Africa	Tunisia			Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 2: Juncus subg. Juncus. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 7:247-254.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Armenia			Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 2: Juncus subg. Juncus. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 7:247-254.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Azerbaijan			Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 2: Juncus subg. Juncus. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 7:247-254.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Georgia			Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 2: Juncus subg. Juncus. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 7:247-254.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Russian Federation	Dagestan		Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 2: Juncus subg. Juncus. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 7:247-254.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia	Ciscaucasia		Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 2: Juncus subg. Juncus. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 7:247-254.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Kazakhstan			Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 2: Juncus subg. Juncus. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 7:247-254.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Kyrgyzstan			Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 2: Juncus subg. Juncus. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 7:247-254.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Tajikistan			Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 2: Juncus subg. Juncus. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 7:247-254.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Turkmenistan			Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 2: Juncus subg. Juncus. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 7:247-254.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Uzbekistan			Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 2: Juncus subg. Juncus. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 7:247-254.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Mongolia	Mongolia		n.w.	Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 2: Juncus subg. Juncus. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 7:247-254.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Altay		Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation)
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Buryatia		Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation)
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Chita		Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation)
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Gorno-Altay		Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation)
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Irkutsk		Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation)
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Kemerovskaja oblast'		Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation)
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Krasnoyarsk	s.	Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation)
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Kurganskaja oblast'		Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation)
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Novosibirsk		Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation)
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Tyumen	s.	Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation)
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Afghanistan			Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Cyprus			Meikle, R. D. 1977-1985. Flora of Cyprus.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Iran			Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Iraq			Townsend, C. C. & E. Guest. 1966-. Flora of Iraq.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Israel			Zohary, M. & N. Feinbrun-Dothan. 1966-. Flora palaestina.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Lebanon			Mouterde, P. 1966-. Nouvelle flore du Liban et de la Syrie.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Syria			Mouterde, P. 1966-. Nouvelle flore du Liban et de la Syrie.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Turkey			Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Bhutan			Grierson, A. J. C. & D. J. Long. 1984-. Flora of Bhutan including a record of plants from Sikkim.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India		n.	Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 2: Juncus subg. Juncus. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 7:247-254.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Nepal			Hara, H. et al. 1978-1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Pakistan			Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 2: Juncus subg. Juncus. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 7:247-254.
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Belarus			Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 2: Juncus subg. Juncus. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 7:247-254.
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Estonia			Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 2: Juncus subg. Juncus. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 7:247-254.
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Latvia			Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 2: Juncus subg. Juncus. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 7:247-254.
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Lithuania			Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 2: Juncus subg. Juncus. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 7:247-254.
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Moldova			Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 2: Juncus subg. Juncus. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 7:247-254.
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Russian Federation	Astrakhan		Skvortsov, A. K., ed. 2006. Flora of the Lower Volga region 1:327-328.
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Russian Federation	Kalmykija, Respublika		Skvortsov, A. K., ed. 2006. Flora of the Lower Volga region 1:327-328.
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Russian Federation	Saratov		Skvortsov, A. K., ed. 2006. Flora of the Lower Volga region 1:327-328.
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Russian Federation	Volgogradskaja oblast'		Skvortsov, A. K., ed. 2006. Flora of the Lower Volga region 1:327-328.
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Russian Federation-European part	European part		Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 2: Juncus subg. Juncus. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 7:247-254.
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Ukraine		incl. Krym	Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 2: Juncus subg. Juncus. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 7:247-254.
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Austria			Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 2: Juncus subg. Juncus. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 7:247-254.
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Belgium			Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 2: Juncus subg. Juncus. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 7:247-254.
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Czech Republic			Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 2: Juncus subg. Juncus. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 7:247-254.
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Germany			Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Hungary			Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Netherlands			Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Poland			Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Slovakia			Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 2: Juncus subg. Juncus. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 7:247-254.
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Switzerland			Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Northern Europe	Denmark			Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Northern Europe	Finland			Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Northern Europe	Iceland			Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Northern Europe	Ireland			Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Northern Europe	Norway			Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Northern Europe	Sweden			Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Northern Europe	United Kingdom			Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Albania			Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Bosnia and Herzegovina			Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 2: Juncus subg. Juncus. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 7:247-254.
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Bulgaria			Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Croatia			Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 2: Juncus subg. Juncus. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 7:247-254.
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Greece		incl. Crete	Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Italy		incl. Sardinia, Sicily	Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Montenegro			Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 2: Juncus subg. Juncus. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 7:247-254.
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	North Macedonia			Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 2: Juncus subg. Juncus. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 7:247-254.
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Romania			Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Serbia			Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 2: Juncus subg. Juncus. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 7:247-254.
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Slovenia			Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 2: Juncus subg. Juncus. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 7:247-254.
1	Native	Europe	Southwestern Europe	France		incl. Corsica	Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Southwestern Europe	Portugal			Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Southwestern Europe	Spain		incl. Baleares	Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	New Brunswick		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Newfoundland and Labrador		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Nova Scotia		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Ontario		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Prince Edward Island		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Québec		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Minnesota	s.e.	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Nebraska		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	South Dakota	Roberts Co.	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Connecticut		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Indiana		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Maine		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Massachusetts		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Michigan		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	New Hampshire		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	New Jersey		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	New York		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Ohio		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Pennsylvania		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Rhode Island		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Vermont		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	West Virginia		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Colorado	w.-c.	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Idaho		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Oregon		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Washington		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	New Mexico		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Kentucky	n.e.	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Virginia		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Arizona		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	California		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Nevada	Elko Co.	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Utah		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Subarctic America	United States	Alaska	s.	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	British Columbia	s.	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
4	Naturalized	Australasia	Australia	Australia			Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 2: Juncus subg. Juncus. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 7:247-254.
4	Naturalized	Australasia	New Zealand	New Zealand			Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 2: Juncus subg. Juncus. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 7:247-254.
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Western South America	Peru			Balslev, H. 1996. Juncaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 68:120.
5	Uncertain	Africa	Macaronesia	Portugal	Azores		Silva, L. et al. 2005. Listagem da fauna e flora terrestres dos Açores. Lista des plantas vasculares (Pteridophyta e Spermatophyta).

Native
Africa

MACARONESIA: Spain [Canarias (Gran Canaria)], Portugal [Madeira Islands]
NORTHERN AFRICA: Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia

Asia-Temperate

WESTERN ASIA: Afghanistan, Cyprus, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey
CAUCASUS: Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia [Ciscaucasia], Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russian Federation [Dagestan]
SIBERIA: Russian Federation [Altay, Buryatia, Chita, Gorno-Altay, Irkutsk, Kemerovskaja oblast', Krasnoyarsk (s.), Kurganskaja oblast', Novosibirsk, Tyumen (s.)]
MIDDLE ASIA: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
MONGOLIA: Mongolia (n.w.)

Asia-Tropical

INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Bhutan, India (n.), Nepal, Pakistan

Europe

NORTHERN EUROPE: Denmark, Finland, United Kingdom, Ireland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden
MIDDLE EUROPE: Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia
EASTERN EUROPE: Russian Federation-European part [European part], Belarus, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Moldova, Russian Federation [Kalmykija, Respublika, Astrakhan, Saratov, Volgogradskaja oblast'], Ukraine (incl. Krym)
SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Albania, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece (incl. Crete), Croatia, Italy (incl. Sardinia, Sicily), North Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia
SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain (incl. Baleares), France (incl. Corsica), Portugal

Northern America

SUBARCTIC AMERICA: United States [Alaska (s.)]
EASTERN CANADA: Canada [Québec, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador]
WESTERN CANADA: Canada [British Columbia (s.)]
NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia]
NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Minnesota (s.e.), Nebraska, South Dakota (Roberts Co.)]
NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Colorado (w.-c.), Idaho, Oregon, Washington]
SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Kentucky (n.e.), Virginia]
SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [New Mexico]
SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arizona, California, Nevada (Elko Co.), Utah]

Naturalized
Australasia

AUSTRALIA: Australia
NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand

Southern America

WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Peru

Uncertain
Africa

MACARONESIA: Portugal [Azores]

Reference(s)

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Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Vertebrate poisons	mammals		Lazarides, M. & B. Hince. 1993. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia
Weed	seed contaminant	potential	CIBA-GEIGY, Basel, Switzerland. 1968-1974. The CIBA-GEIGY Weed Tables 14.3.
Weed	seed contaminant	potential	Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=20788. Accessed 17 April 2026.