Juncaceae
Toad rush
Juncus bufonius
- Family
- Juncaceae
- Genus
- Juncus
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Common names
By language (27)
- Arabic
- أسل علجومي
- arz
- اسل علجومى
- Asturian
- Resguilagüés
- Belarusian
- Сітнік жабіны, Сітнік Юзэпчука
- Catalan
- Jonc des crapauds
- Chinese
- 小灯心草, 小燈心草, 小灯芯草, 野灯草, 阿勒泰灯心草, 阿勒泰燈心草, 阿勒泰灯芯草
- csb
- Dwadzéleniowô sycëna
- Czech
- Sítina žabí
- Dutch
- Greppelrus
- English
- Toad rush, Candy stripe rush, Lakeshore bulrush
- Estonian
- Kraavluga
- Finnish
- Konnanvihvilä
- French
- Jonc des crapauds, Herbe à crapaud, Herbe à crapauds, Jonc crapaudine
- German
- Kröten-Binse, Gewöhnliche Kröten-Binse, Jonc des crapauds, Krötenbinse
- hsb
- Swinajca syćina, Swinjawa
- Irish
- Buafluachair
- Japanese
- ヒメコウガイゼキショウ
- Latvian
- Krupju donis
- Lithuanian
- Jonc des crapauds
- Macedonian
- Гранеста ситка
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Paddesiv
- Persian
- سازوی وزغی
- Polish
- Sit dwudzielny
- Spanish
- Junco de Rana, Junco de sapo, Junquillo de sapo, Resbalabueyes
- Swedish
- Vägtåg, Jonc des crapauds
- Ukrainian
- Ситник ропуховий
- Welsh
- Brwynen y llyffant du
Synonyms
- Cyperus bufonius (L.) Maack ex Trautv.
- Juncus aletaiensis K.F.Wu
- Juncus bilineatus Gand.
- Juncus bufonius f. alpinus (Schur) I.Grint.
- Juncus bufonius f. bracteatus Pamp.
- Juncus bufonius f. bufonius
- Juncus bufonius f. congestus (Wahlenb.) Lindm.
- Juncus bufonius f. divaricatus Racib.
- Juncus bufonius f. filiformis Klinge
- Juncus bufonius f. frondescens Miszczenko
- Juncus bufonius f. giganteus (Asch. & Graebn.) Nyár.
- Juncus bufonius f. scoparius (Asch. & Graebn.) Nyár.
- Juncus bufonius prol. minutulus A.Albert & Jahand.
- Juncus bufonius subsp. helaertii Sennen & Leroy
- Juncus bufonius subsp. juzepczukii (V.I.Krecz. & Gontsch.) Soó
- Juncus bufonius unranked frondescens Döll
- Juncus bufonius unranked giganteus Asch. & Graebn.
- Juncus bufonius unranked leucanthus Asch. & Graebn.
- Juncus bufonius unranked parviflorus Asch. & Graebn.
- Juncus bufonius unranked scoparius Asch. & Graebn.
- Juncus bufonius var. alpinus Schur
- Juncus bufonius var. bufonius
- Juncus bufonius var. capillaris Rchb.
- Juncus bufonius var. compactus Čelak.
- Juncus bufonius var. congestus Wahlb.
- Juncus bufonius var. dolichophyllus Zapał.
- Juncus bufonius var. filiformis Lojac.
- Juncus bufonius var. genuinus Cout.
- Juncus bufonius var. gracilis St.-Amans
- Juncus bufonius var. gramineus Lojac.
- Juncus bufonius var. grandiflorus Schult. & Schult.f.
- Juncus bufonius var. juzepczukii (V.I.Krecz. & Gontsch.) Vorosch.
- Juncus bufonius var. laxus Čelak.
- Juncus bufonius var. minimus Gray
- Juncus bufonius var. procerior Roth
- Juncus bufonius var. pumilio Griseb.
- Juncus bufonius var. repens Mérat
- Juncus bufonius var. subauriculatus Buchenau
- Juncus bufonius var. suffocatus Lojac.
- Juncus bufonius var. susianus Nábelek
and 22 more.
Flowers
- In flower
- March to December (from 133 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
- Flower colour
- green (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, Canada: native, Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: native, St. Pierre and Miquelon: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Bruno Avilez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Millie Basden, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Thomas Gyselinck, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Kristian Peters -- Fabelfroh 11:49, 16 June 2007, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Josh, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Pinnacles National Park, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ryan Sorrells, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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.