Juncaceae
Arctic rush
Juncus arcticus
- Family
- Juncaceae
- Genus
- Juncus
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Common names
By language (7)
- Arabic
- أسل قطبي شمالي
- arz
- اسل قطبى شمالى
- Chinese
- 疏花灯心草
- English
- Arctic rush
- Finnish
- Ruijanvihvilä
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Finnmarkssiv
- Swedish
- Fjälltåg
Synonyms
- Juncus arcticus subsp. euarcticus Hyl.
Flowers
- In flower
- May to August (from 75 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, Canada: native, Greenland: native, Lower 48 states: introduced, Lower 48 states: native, St. Pierre and Miquelon: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Ida B D Jacobsen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Ida B D Jacobsen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Allan Harris, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ettrig, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Gabriel OLLIVIER, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Sarah Johnson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ettrig, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: malaurie_3, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Ettrig, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
More in Juncus
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- Jointed rushJuncus articulatusJuncaceae
- Saltmarsh rushJuncus gerardiJuncaceae
- Spiny rushJuncus acutusJuncaceae
- Baltic rushJuncus balticusJuncaceae
- Poverty rushJuncus tenuisJuncaceae
- Leafybract dwarf rushJuncus capitatusJuncaceae
- Mosquito rushJuncus squarrosusJuncaceae
- Roundfruit rushJuncus compressusJuncaceae
- European meadow rushJuncus inflexusJuncaceae
Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.