Juncaceae
Baltic rush
Juncus balticus
- Family
- Juncaceae
- Genus
- Juncus
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Common names
By language (19)
- Arabic
- أسل بلطيقي
- arz
- اسل بلطيقى
- csb
- Bôłtowô sycëna
- Dutch
- Noordse rus
- English
- Baltic rush, Wire rush, Arctic rush, Wiregrass
- Estonian
- Randluga
- Finnish
- Merivihvilä
- French
- Jonc de la Baltique
- German
- Baltische Binse
- hsb
- Baltiska syćina
- Latvian
- Baltijas donis
- Lithuanian
- Baltijinis vikšris
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Sandsiv
- nv
- Teeł náyizí
- Polish
- Sit bałtycki
- Russian
- Ситник балтийский
- Spanish
- Scirpus peruvianus
- Swedish
- Östersjötåg
- Welsh
- Brwynen y Baltig
Synonyms
- Juncus arcticus subsp. balticus (Willd.) Hyl.
- Juncus arcticus var. balticus (Willd.) Trautv.
- Juncus balticus subsp. vallicola (Rydb.) Lint
- Juncus balticus unranked europaeus (Engelm.) Asch. & Graebn.
- Juncus balticus var. balticus
- Juncus balticus var. europaeus Engelm.
- Juncus glaucus var. littoralis Wahlenb.
- Juncus helodes Link
Flowers
- In flower
- May to July (from 59 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Nolan Exe, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Kallum McDonald, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: aarongunnar, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Anders Hastings, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Senna Bryce Robeson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Matti Virtala, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: thesnaguy, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Matt Lavin, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
More in Juncus
- Common rushJuncus effususJuncaceae
- Toad rushJuncus bufoniusJuncaceae
- Compact rushJuncus conglomeratusJuncaceae
- Jointed rushJuncus articulatusJuncaceae
- Saltmarsh rushJuncus gerardiJuncaceae
- Spiny rushJuncus acutusJuncaceae
- Poverty rushJuncus tenuisJuncaceae
- Leafybract dwarf rushJuncus capitatusJuncaceae
- Mosquito rushJuncus squarrosusJuncaceae
- Roundfruit rushJuncus compressusJuncaceae
- European meadow rushJuncus inflexusJuncaceae
- Sea rushJuncus maritimusJuncaceae
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). About our plant data.