Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Juncaceae (Rush family)
Genus: Juncus (Rush)
Juncus squarrosus L. - Heath Rush
Juncus compressus Jacq. - Round-Fruited Rush
Juncus gerardii Loisel. - Saltmarsh Rush
Juncus tenuis Willd. - Slender Rush
Juncus trifidus L. - Three-Leaved Rush
Juncus monanthos Jacq. - Three-Leaved Rush
Juncus jacquinii L. - Black Alpine Rush
Juncus bufonius L. - Toad Rush
Juncus ranarius Songeon & E. P. Perrier - Frog Rush
Juncus sphaerocarpus Nees - Ball-Fruited Sedge
Juncus tenageia Ehrh. ex L. f. - Sand Rush
Juncus inflexus L. - Hard Rush
Juncus effusus L. - Soft-Rush
Juncus conglomeratus L. - Compact Rush
Juncus balticus Willd. - Baltic Rush
Juncus filiformis L. - Thread Rush
Juncus maritimus Lam. - Sea Rush
Juncus capitatus Weigel - Dwarf Rush
Juncus subnodulosus Schrank - Blunt-Flowered Rush
Juncus acutiflorus Ehrh. ex Hoffm. - Sharp-Flowered Rush
Juncus atratus Krock. - Dark Rush
Juncus articulatus L. - Jointed Rush
Juncus alpinoarticulatus Chaix - Alpine Rush
Juncus anceps Laharpe - Black Rush
Juncus bulbosus L. - Bulbous Rush
Juncus pygmaeus Rich. ex Thuill. - Pigmy Rush
Juncus triglumis L. - Three-Flowered Rush
Juncus stygius L. - Moor Rush
Juncus ensifolius Wikstr. - Sword-Leaved Rush
15–30 cm tall, <ba>turf-forming</ba>. <span class="v1">inflorescence:</span> <b>terminal</b>, <b>flowers solitary in a mostly loose anthela</b>; <span class="v1">supporting-leaves:</span> <ba><b><i>not</i> longer than the inflorescence</b></ba>. <span cla...
The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.
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The color intensity reflects the species' abundance
Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)
bogs, sedge-lands, grassland & dwarf shrub heaths, footstep tolerant vegetation
in nutrient-poor, acidic, (periodically) wet habitats