Juncaceae
Bulbous rush
Juncus bulbosus
- Family
- Juncaceae
- Genus
- Juncus
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Common names
By language (15)
- Arabic
- أسل بصيلي
- Belarusian
- Сітнік цыбульны
- Czech
- Sítina cibulkatá
- Danish
- Liden Siv
- Dutch
- Knolrus
- English
- Bulbous rush
- Estonian
- Madal luga
- Finnish
- Rentovihvilä
- French
- Jonc Bulbeux, Jonc couché
- German
- Zwiebel-Binse, Knollenbinse
- Latvian
- Sīpoliņu donis
- Lithuanian
- Liūninis vikšris
- Polish
- Sit drobny
- Swedish
- Löktåg
- Welsh
- Brwynen oddfog
Synonyms
- Juncus annuus Krock.
- Juncus bulbosus f. fluitans (Lam.) F.Navarro, J.Sánchez & C.J.Valle
- Juncus bulbosus f. geniculatus (Asch. & Graebn.) Soó
- Juncus bulbosus f. maroccanus (Font Quer) Maire
- Juncus bulbosus f. nanus (Peterm.) Soó
- Juncus bulbosus f. pygmaeus (T.Marsson) Fern.-Carv. & F.Navarro
- Juncus bulbosus f. submersus (Glück) Soó
- Juncus bulbosus f. submucronatus Procków
- Juncus bulbosus f. uliginosus (Roth) Fern.-Carv.
- Juncus bulbosus f. welwitschii (Hochst. ex Steud.) Soó
- Juncus bulbosus subsp. kochii (F.W.Schultz) Reichg.
- Juncus bulbosus var. eusupinus Moench
- Juncus bulbosus var. fluitans (Lam.) Beck
- Juncus bulbosus var. maroccanus Font Quer
- Juncus bulbosus var. scapiger Roth
- Juncus bulbosus var. uliginosus (Roth) Beck
- Juncus confervaceus St.-Lag.
- Juncus fasciculatus Schrank
- Juncus fluitans Lam.
- Juncus husnotii Rouy
- Juncus husnotii (Rouy) Prain
- Juncus kochii F.W.Schultz
- Juncus setifolius Ehrh.
- Juncus subverticillatus Wulfen
- Juncus subverticillatus var. erectus Mérat
- Juncus subverticillatus var. fluitans (Lam.) Wallr.
- Juncus subverticillatus var. supinus (Moench) Lej.
- Juncus subverticillatus var. uliginosus Lej.
- Juncus supinus Moench
- Juncus supinus f. confervaceus (St.-Lag.) Buchenau
- Juncus supinus f. fluitans (Lam.) Neuman
- Juncus supinus f. nanus Peterm.
- Juncus supinus f. submersus Glück
- Juncus supinus prol. husnotii Rouy
- Juncus supinus prol. kochii (F.W.Schultz) Rouy
- Juncus supinus subsp. bulbosus (L.) K.Richt.
- Juncus supinus subsp. eusupinus Asch. & Graebn.
- Juncus supinus subsp. fluitans (Lam.) K.Richt.
- Juncus supinus subsp. kochii (F.W.Schultz) Nyman
- Juncus supinus subsp. uliginosus (Roth) K.Richt.
and 44 more.
Flowers
- In flower
- May to July (from 70 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, St. Pierre and Miquelon: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Joe Dillon, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Michael Berardozzi, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: alicia penney, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: magnus granskau, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: F. Bemmerlein-Lux, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: 🌴Anxo🌿, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: XabierVP, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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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.