Juncus
Juncus hostii from Thomé, Flora von Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz 1885
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Liliopsida Order: Poales Family: Juncaceae Genus: Juncus L.
Species
See text. Plants are living Organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. The flowering plants or angiosperms ( Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta) are the most widespread group Liliopsida is a Botanical name for the class containing the family Liliaceae (or Lily Family Poales is an order of Flowering plants in the Monocotyledons and includes families of plants such as the grasses, Bromeliads, The Juncaceae, or the Rush Family, is a rather small monocot Flowering plant family Carl Linnaeus (Latinized as Carolus Linnaeus, also known after his ennoblement as, May 23 new style (13 May old style 1707 who laid the foundations for

Juncus is a genus in the plant family Juncaceae. The Juncaceae, or the Rush Family, is a rather small monocot Flowering plant family It consists of 225^[1] to 300^[2] species of grassy plants commonly called rushes. They occur in all wet regions of the world, but rarely in the tropics. Many are considered weeds in gardening, and few are used as ornamental plants. WEED (1390 AM) is a Radio station broadcasting a Spanish format Gardening is the practice of growing Plants for their attractive flowers or foliage and Vegetables or Fruits for consumption Ornamental plants are typically grown in the flower Garden or as House plants Most commonly they are grown for the display of their Flowers Other common

Juncus species are used as food plants by the larvae of a number of Lepidoptera species - see list of Lepidoptera that feed on Juncus. A larva ( Latin; plural larvae) is a juvenile form of Animal with indirect development, undergoing Metamorphosis (for example Lepidoptera is an order of Insect that includes Moths and butterflies. Juncus species are used as food plants by the Larvae of a number of Lepidoptera species including Monophagous species which

Species include^[3]

Juncus abortivus Chapman - annual rush Juncus acuminatus Michx. - tapertip rush Juncus acutus L. Juncus actus or spiny rush, sharp rush or sharp-pointed rush is of the monocot family Juncaceae and genus - sharp rush, spiny rush Juncus acutiflorus Ehrh. ex Hoffm. - sharp-flowered rush Juncus albescens (Lange) Fernald - northern white rush Juncus alpinoarticulatus Chaix - northern green rush Juncus ambiguus Guss. - frog rush, seasice rush, doubtful toad-rush Juncus anthelatus (Wiegand) R. E. Brooks - greater poverty rush Juncus arcticus Willd. - arctic rush Juncus articulatus L. Juncus articulatus is a species of rush known by the common names jointed rush and jointleaf rush. - jointed rush Juncus balticus Willd. - Baltic rush Juncus biflorus Ell. - bog rush Juncus biglumis L. - twoflowered rush Juncus bolanderi Engelm. - Bolander's rush Juncus brachycarpus Engelm. - whiteroot rush Juncus brachycephalus (Engelm. ) Buch. - smallhead rush Juncus brachyphyllus Wieg. - tuftedstem rush Juncus brevicaudatus (Engelm. ) Fern. - narrow-panicle rush Juncus breweri Engelm. - Brewer's rush Juncus bryoides F. J. Herm. - moss rush Juncus bufonius L. Juncus bufonius, known commonly as toad rush, is a common species of rush found worldwide - toad rush Juncus bulbosus L. - bulbous rush Juncus caesariensis Coville - New Jersey rush Juncus canadensis J. Gay ex Laharpe - Canadian rush Juncus capillaris F. J. Herm. - hairystem dwarf rush Juncus capitatus Weigel - leafybract dwarf rush Juncus castaneus Sm. Juncus capitatus is a species of rush known by the common name leafybract dwarf rush. - chestnut rush Juncus chlorocephalus Engelm. - greenhead rush Juncus compressus Jacq. - round-fruited rush Juncus confusus Coville - Colorado rush Juncus conglomeratus L. Juncus confusus is a species of rush known by the common name Colorado rush. - compact rush Juncus cooperi Engelm. - Cooper's rush Juncus coriaceus Mackenzie - leathery rush Juncus covillei Piper - Coville's rush Juncus cyperoides Laharpe - Forbestown rush Juncus debilis Gray - weak rush Juncus dichotomus Ell. - forked rush Juncus diffusissimus Buckl. - slimpod rush Juncus drummondii E. Juncus drummondii is a species of rush known by the common name Drummond's rush. Mey. - Drummond's rush Juncus dubius Engelm. - dubious rush, questionable rush Juncus dudleyi Wieg. - Dudley's rush Juncus duranii Ewan - Duran's rush Juncus effusus L. Soft rush ( Juncus effusus) is a member of the Juncus genus found growing in wet areas - common rush, soft rush Juncus elliottii Chapman - Elliott's rush Juncus ensifolius Wikstr. Juncus ensifolius is a species of rush known by the common name swordleaf rush. - swordleaf rush Juncus falcatus E. Mey. - falcate rush Juncus filiformis L. - thread rush Juncus filipendulus Buckl. - ringseed rush Juncus georgianus Coville - Georgia rush Juncus gerardii Loisel. - saltmarsh rush Juncus glomeratus Batson - clustered rush Juncus greenei Oakes & Tuckerman - Greene's rush Juncus gymnocarpus Coville - Pennsylvania rush Juncus haenkei E. Thaddäus Xaverius Peregrinus Haenke (Tadeáš Haenke Tadeo Haenke 6 December 1761 &ndash 14 November 1816) was a Geographer Mey. - Haenke's rush Juncus hallii Engelm. - Hall's rush Juncus hemiendytus F. J. Herm. - Herman's dwarf rush Juncus howellii F. J. Herm. - Howell's rush Juncus inflexus L. - hard rush, European meadow rush

Juncus interior Wieg. - inland rush Juncus kelloggii Engelm. - Kellogg's dwarf rush Juncus kraussii Juncus leiospermus F. J. Herm. - Red Bluff dwarf rush Juncus lesueurii Boland. - salt rush Juncus longii Fern. - Long's rush Juncus longistylis Torr. - longstyle rush Juncus luciensis Ertter - Santa Lucia dwarf rush Juncus macrandrus Coville - longanther rush Juncus macrophyllus Coville - longleaf rush Juncus marginatus Rostk. - grassleaf rush Juncus maritimus Lam. - sea rush Juncus megacephalus M. A. Curtis - bighead rush Juncus mertensianus Bong. Juncus mertensianus is a species of rush known by the common name Mertens' rush. - Mertens' rush Juncus mexicanus Willd. Juncus mexicanus is a species of rush known by the common name Mexican rush. - Mexican rush Juncus militaris Bigelow - bayonet rush Juncus nevadensis S. Juncus nevadensis is a species of rush known by the common name Sierra rush. Wats. - Sierra rush Juncus nodatus Coville - stout rush Juncus nodosus L. - knotted rush Juncus occidentalis Wieg. Juncus occidentalis is a species of rush known by the common name western rush. - western rush Juncus orthophyllus Coville - straightleaf rush Juncus oxymeris Engelm. - pointed rush Juncus parryi Engelm. - Parry's rush Juncus patens E. Juncus patens is a species of rush known by the common name spreading rush. Mey. - spreading rush Juncus pelocarpus E. Mey. - brownfruit rush Juncus phaeocephalus Engelm. - brownhead rush Juncus planifolius R. Br. - broadleaf rush Juncus polyanthemos Buch. - manyflower rush Juncus polycephalus Michx. - manyhead rush Juncus regelii Buch. - Regel's rush Juncus repens Michx. - lesser creeping rush Juncus roemerianus Scheele - needlegrass rush Juncus rugulosus Engelm. Juncus rugulosus is a species of rush known by the common name wrinkled rush. - wrinkled rush Juncus saximontanus A. Nels. - Rocky Mountain rush Juncus scirpoides Lam. - needlepod rush Juncus secundus Beauv. ex Poir. - lopsided rush Juncus squarrosus L. - heath rush, mosquito rush Juncus stygius L. - moor rush Juncus subcaudatus (Engelm. ) Coville & Blake - woodland rush Juncus subnodulosus Schrank - blunt-flowered rush Juncus subtilis E. Mey. - greater creeping Juncus supiniformis Engelm. - hairyleaf rush Juncus tenuis Willd. Juncus tenuis, or Slender rush is a clump-forming round-stemmed perennial in the Juncaceae or rush family - slender rush Juncus texanus (Engelm. ) Coville - Texas rush Juncus textilis Buch. Juncus textilis is a species of rush known by the common name basket rush. - basket rush Juncus tiehmii Ertter - Nevada rush Juncus torreyi Coville - Torrey's rush Juncus tracyi Rydb. Juncus torreyi is a species of rush known by the common name Torrey's rush. - Tracy's rush Juncus trifidus L. - highland rush Juncus triformis Engelm. - Yosemite dwarf rush Juncus triglumis L. - three-hulled rush Juncus trigonocarpus Steud. - redpod rush Juncus tweedyi Rydb. - Tweedy's rush Juncus uncialis Greene - twelfth rush Juncus validus Coville - roundhead rush Juncus vaseyi Engelm. - Vasey's rush Juncus xiphioides E. Juncus xiphioides is a species of rush known by the common name irisleaf rush. Mey. - irisleaf rush

Blunt-flowered bRush (Juncus subnodulosus)

Jointed Rush (Juncus articulatus) - from Thomé, Flora von Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz 1885

References

Juncus articulatus is a species of rush known by the common names jointed rush and jointleaf rush.

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