Taxon: Juncus effusus L.

Summary

Genus:

Juncus

Family:

Juncaceae

Nomen number:

20791

Place of publication:

Sp. pl. 1:326. 1753

Typification:

View in Linnean Typification Project

Verified:

09/21/2000 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

65 (48 active, 33 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Juncus effusus L. var. brunneus Engelm. (1 active accession[s])
Juncus effusus L. var. effusus (0 active accession[s])

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

Images (1 total. Click on image for more.)

Links

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
Balslev, H. 1996. Juncaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 68:88.
Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
CIBA-GEIGY, Basel, Switzerland. Documenta CIBA-GEIGY (Grass weeds 1. 1980, 2. 1981; Monocot weeds 3. 1982; Dicot weeds 1. 1988) Note: four books on weeds worldwide in scope
Cooper, M. R. & A. W. Johnson. 1998. Poisonous plants and fungi in Britain: animal and human poisoning
Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 54-55.
Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
Dyer, R. A. et al., eds. 1963-. Flora of southern Africa.
FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2
Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry. Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER): plant threats to Pacific ecosystems (on-line resource).
Kartesz, J. T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland.
Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 3: Juncus subg. Agathryon. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 8:88-94.
Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation)
Lazarides, M. & B. Hince. 1993. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
Personal Care Products Council. International Nomenclature Cosmetic Ingredient
Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Sell, P. & G. Murrell. 1996-. Flora of Great Britain and Ireland.
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 1:324.
Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
Wagner, W. L. et al. 1990. Manual of the flowering plants of Hawai'i
Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74.

Common names

Language	Name	note	seq	Citation
English	soft rush		1	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
English (Canada)	soft rush	Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada official name	2	Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 54-55.
French	jonc à lier		2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
French	jonc épars		2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
French (Canada)	jonc épars	Agriculture & Agroalimentaire Canada nom officiel	2	Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 54-55.
German	Flatterbinse		2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Portuguese	junco		2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Portuguese (Brazil)	juncus-macio		2	Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Spanish	junquera		2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Swedish	veketåg		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	East Tropical Africa	Kenya			Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 3: Juncus subg. Agathryon. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 8:88-94.
1	Native	Africa	East Tropical Africa	Tanzania			Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 3: Juncus subg. Agathryon. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 8:88-94.
1	Native	Africa	East Tropical Africa	Uganda			Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 3: Juncus subg. Agathryon. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 8:88-94.
1	Native	Africa	Macaronesia	Portugal	Azores		Silva, L. et al. 2005. Listagem da fauna e flora terrestres dos Açores. Lista des plantas vasculares (Pteridophyta e Spermatophyta).
1	Native	Africa	Macaronesia	Portugal	Madeira Islands		Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 3: Juncus subg. Agathryon. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 8:88-94.
1	Native	Africa	Macaronesia	Spain	Canarias		Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 3: Juncus subg. Agathryon. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 8:88-94.
1	Native	Africa	Northern Africa	Algeria			Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 3: Juncus subg. Agathryon. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 8:88-94.
1	Native	Africa	Northern Africa	Morocco			Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 3: Juncus subg. Agathryon. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 8:88-94.
1	Native	Africa	South Tropical Africa	Zimbabwe			Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 3: Juncus subg. Agathryon. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 8:88-94.
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	Lesotho			Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	South Africa	Cape Province		Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	South Africa	Free State		Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	South Africa	KwaZulu-Natal		Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	South Africa	Transvaal		Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
1	Native	Africa	West-Central Tropical Africa	Burundi			Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 3: Juncus subg. Agathryon. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 8:88-94.
1	Native	Africa	West-Central Tropical Africa	Rwanda			Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 3: Juncus subg. Agathryon. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 8:88-94.
1	Native	Africa	Western Indian Ocean	Madagascar			Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 3: Juncus subg. Agathryon. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 8:88-94.
1	Native	Africa	Western Indian Ocean	Mauritius			Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 3: Juncus subg. Agathryon. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 8:88-94.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Armenia			Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 3: Juncus subg. Agathryon. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 8:88-94.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Azerbaijan			Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 3: Juncus subg. Agathryon. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 8:88-94.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Georgia			Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 3: Juncus subg. Agathryon. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 8:88-94.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Russian Federation	Dagestan		Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 3: Juncus subg. Agathryon. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 8:88-94.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia	Ciscaucasia		Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 3: Juncus subg. Agathryon. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 8:88-94.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Anhui Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Fujian Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Gansu Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Guangdong Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Guizhou Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Hebei Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Heilongjiang Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Henan Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Hubei Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Hunan Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Jiangsu Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Jilin Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Liaoning Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Shandong Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Sichuan Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Xizang Zizhiqu		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Yunnan Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Zhejiang Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Taiwan			Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
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	Gorno-Altay		Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation)
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Afghanistan			Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 3: Juncus subg. Agathryon. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 8:88-94.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Cyprus			Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 3: Juncus subg. Agathryon. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 8:88-94.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Iran			Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 3: Juncus subg. Agathryon. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 8:88-94.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Iraq			Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 3: Juncus subg. Agathryon. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 8:88-94.
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	India			Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Belarus			Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 3: Juncus subg. Agathryon. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 8:88-94.
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Estonia			Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 3: Juncus subg. Agathryon. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 8:88-94.
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Latvia			Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 3: Juncus subg. Agathryon. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 8:88-94.
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Lithuania			Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 3: Juncus subg. Agathryon. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 8:88-94.
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Russian Federation	Saratov		Skvortsov, A. K., ed. 2006. Flora of the Lower Volga region 1:324.
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Russian Federation	Volgogradskaja oblast'		Skvortsov, A. K., ed. 2006. Flora of the Lower Volga region 1:324.
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Russian Federation-European part	European part		Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Ukraine		incl. Krym	Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 3: Juncus subg. Agathryon. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 8:88-94.
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Austria			Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Belgium			Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Czech Republic			Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 3: Juncus subg. Agathryon. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 8:88-94.
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 3: Juncus subg. Agathryon. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 8:88-94.
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	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			Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Bulgaria			Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Croatia			Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
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 3: Juncus subg. Agathryon. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 8:88-94.
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 3: Juncus subg. Agathryon. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 8:88-94.
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Slovenia			Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 3: Juncus subg. Agathryon. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 8:88-94.
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			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	Illinois		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Kansas		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Minnesota		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Missouri		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	Oklahoma		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Wisconsin		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	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Baja California (Norte)		Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 3: Juncus subg. Agathryon. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 8:88-94.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Durango		McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Sinaloa		McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Colorado		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	Montana		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	Texas		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Alabama		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Arkansas		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Delaware		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	District of Columbia		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Florida		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Georgia		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Kentucky		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Louisiana		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Maryland		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Mississippi		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	North Carolina		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	South Carolina		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Tennessee		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	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Aguascalientes		Balslev, H. 1996. Juncaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 68:88.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Chiapas		Balslev, H. 1996. Juncaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 68:88.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Ciudad de México		Balslev, H. 1996. Juncaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 68:88.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Guanajuato		Balslev, H. 1996. Juncaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 68:88.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Hidalgo		Balslev, H. 1996. Juncaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 68:88.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Jalisco		Balslev, H. 1996. Juncaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 68:88.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	México		Balslev, H. 1996. Juncaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 68:88.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Michoacán de Ocampo		Balslev, H. 1996. Juncaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 68:88.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Morelos		Balslev, H. 1996. Juncaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 68:88.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Oaxaca		Balslev, H. 1996. Juncaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 68:88.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Puebla		Balslev, H. 1996. Juncaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 68:88.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Tabasco		Balslev, H. 1996. Juncaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 68:88.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave		Balslev, H. 1996. Juncaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 68:88.
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		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Subarctic America	United States	Alaska		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	British Columbia		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	Manitoba		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil			Balslev, H. 1996. Juncaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 68:88.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Guadeloupe			Balslev, H. 1996. Juncaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 68:88.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Haiti			Balslev, H. 1996. Juncaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 68:88.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Costa Rica			Balslev, H. 1996. Juncaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 68:88.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	El Salvador			Balslev, H. 1996. Juncaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 68:88.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Guatemala			Balslev, H. 1996. Juncaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 68:88.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Honduras			Balslev, H. 1996. Juncaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 68:88.
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Venezuela			Balslev, H. 1996. Juncaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 68:88.
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina	Catamarca		Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74.
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina	Río Negro		Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74.
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina	Salta		Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74.
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina	Tierra del Fuego		Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74.
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina	Tucumán		Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74.
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Chile			Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Bolivia			Balslev, H. 1996. Juncaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 68:88.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Colombia			Balslev, H. 1996. Juncaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 68:88.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Ecuador			Balslev, H. 1996. Juncaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 68:88.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Peru			Balslev, H. 1996. Juncaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 68:88.
2	Cultivated					also cult.
4	Naturalized	Australasia	Australia	Australia			Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 3: Juncus subg. Agathryon. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 8:88-94.
4	Naturalized	Australasia	New Zealand	New Zealand			Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 3: Juncus subg. Agathryon. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 8:88-94.
4	Naturalized	Pacific	North-Central Pacific	United States	Hawaii		Wagner, W. L. et al. 1990. Manual of the flowering plants of Hawai'i

Native
Africa

MACARONESIA: Spain [Canarias], Portugal [Azores, Madeira Islands]
NORTHERN AFRICA: Algeria, Morocco
EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA: Burundi, Rwanda
SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Zimbabwe
SOUTHERN AFRICA: Lesotho, South Africa [Cape Province, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Transvaal]
WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN: Madagascar, Mauritius

Asia-Temperate

WESTERN ASIA: Afghanistan, Cyprus, Iran, Iraq, Turkey
CAUCASUS: Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia [Ciscaucasia], Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russian Federation [Dagestan]
SIBERIA: Russian Federation [Altay, Gorno-Altay]
CHINA: China [Anhui Sheng, Fujian Sheng, Gansu Sheng, Guangdong Sheng, Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu, Guizhou Sheng, Hebei Sheng, Heilongjiang Sheng, Henan Sheng, Hubei Sheng, Hunan Sheng, Jiangsu Sheng, Jilin Sheng, Liaoning Sheng, Shandong Sheng, Sichuan Sheng, Xizang Zizhiqu, Yunnan Sheng, Zhejiang Sheng]
EASTERN ASIA: Taiwan

Asia-Tropical

INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India

Europe

NORTHERN EUROPE: Denmark, Finland, United Kingdom, Ireland, 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, Russian Federation [Saratov, Volgogradskaja oblast'], Ukraine (incl. Krym)
SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Albania, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece (incl. Crete), Croatia, Italy (incl. Sardinia, Sicily), Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia
SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain, France (incl. Corsica), Portugal

Northern America

SUBARCTIC AMERICA: United States [Alaska]
EASTERN CANADA: Canada [New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Québec]
WESTERN CANADA: Canada [British Columbia, Manitoba]
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 [Illinois, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Wisconsin]
NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington]
SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia]
SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Texas]
SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [California, Nevada]
NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Baja California (Norte), Durango, Sinaloa]
SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Aguascalientes, Chiapas, Ciudad de México, Guanajuato, Hidalgo, Jalisco, México, Michoacán de Ocampo, Morelos, Oaxaca, Puebla, Tabasco, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave]

Southern America

CARIBBEAN: Guadeloupe, Haiti
CENTRAL AMERICA: Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador
NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Venezuela
BRAZIL: Brazil
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina [Catamarca, Río Negro, Salta, Tucumán, Tierra del Fuego], Chile

Cultivated (also cult.)
Naturalized
Australasia

AUSTRALIA: Australia
NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand

Pacific

NORTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC: United States [Hawaii]

Reference(s)

Balslev, H. 1996. Juncaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 68:88.
Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 3: Juncus subg. Agathryon. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 8:88-94.
Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation)
McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
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 1:324.
Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
Wagner, W. L. et al. 1990. Manual of the flowering plants of Hawai'i
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74.

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Environmental	ornamental		Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
Medicines	folklore		McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Vertebrate poisons	mammals		Cooper, M. R. & A. W. Johnson. 1998. Poisonous plants and fungi in Britain: animal and human poisoning
Weed	seed contaminant	potential	CIBA-GEIGY, Basel, Switzerland. Documenta CIBA-GEIGY (Grass weeds 1. 1980, 2. 1981; Monocot weeds 3. 1982; Dicot weeds 1. 1988) Note: four books on weeds worldwide in scope
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=20791. Accessed 15 April 2026.