Juncaceae
Roundfruit rush
Juncus compressus
- Family
- Juncaceae
- Genus
- Juncus
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Common names
By language (22)
- Arabic
- أسل مضغوط
- arz
- اسل مضغوط
- Belarusian
- Сітнік сплюшчаны
- Bulgarian
- Сплескана дзука
- Chinese
- 扁茎灯心草, 扁莖燈心草, 栗花灯心草
- Czech
- Sítina smáčknutá
- Dutch
- Platte rus
- English
- Roundfruit rush, Round-fruited rush
- Estonian
- Lapik luga
- Finnish
- Tannervihvilä
- French
- Jonc à Tiges Aplaties, Jonc à tiges comprimées
- German
- Platthalm-Binse, Zusammengedrückte Binse
- hsb
- Stłóčena syćina
- Latvian
- Plakanais donis
- Macedonian
- Стисната ситка
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Flatsiv
- Polish
- Sit ściśniony
- Romanian
- Pipirig turtit
- Russian
- Ситник сплюснутый, Ситник сжатый
- Slovenian
- Stisnjeno ločje
- Swedish
- Stubbtåg
- Welsh
- Brwynen ffrwythgron
Synonyms
- Juncus bulbosus var. alpinus Schur
- Juncus bulbosus var. compressus (Jacq.) Regel
- Juncus bulbosus var. compressus (Jacq.) Regel
- Juncus comppressus f. alpinus (Schur) Soó
- Juncus compressus f. elongatus Asch. & Graebn.
- Juncus compressus f. euxinus (Velen.) Hayek
- Juncus compressus f. laxus (Asch. & Graebn.) Borza
- Juncus compressus f. longirepens Zapał.
- Juncus compressus f. nanus Neuman
- Juncus compressus f. tenuifolius Zapał.
- Juncus compressus unranked condensatus Asch. & Graebn.
- Juncus compressus unranked laxus Asch. & Graebn.
- Juncus compressus unranked metzleri (F.W.Schultz) Asch. & Graebn.
- Juncus compressus unranked viridiflorus Asch. & Graebn.
- Juncus compressus unranked viridis Asch. & Graebn.
- Juncus compressus var. dianthelus K.Koch
- Juncus compressus var. euxinus Velen.
- Juncus compressus var. metzleri (F.W.Schultz) I.Grint.
- Juncus compressus var. nudiculmis F.W.Schultz
- Juncus compressus var. pseudogerardii Jafri
- Juncus gramineus Dumort.
- Juncus gramineus var. compressus (Jacq.) Dumort.
- Juncus metzleri F.W.Schultz
Flowers
- In flower
- June to July (from 104 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Алексей Ябс, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Алексей Ябс, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Denis Ibaev, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ivar Leidus, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Roman A. Lagazyuk (Роман А. Лагазюк), CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ivar Leidus, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: blazej.nowak, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Roman A. Lagazyuk (Роман А. Лагазюк), CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: This image is created by user Wim Rubers at Waarneming.nl , a source of nature o, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: graceyaski, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Ульяна Лалак, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist Photo: cmsfjord, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
More in Juncus
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- Saltmarsh rushJuncus gerardiJuncaceae
- Spiny rushJuncus acutusJuncaceae
- Baltic rushJuncus balticusJuncaceae
- Poverty rushJuncus tenuisJuncaceae
- Leafybract dwarf rushJuncus capitatusJuncaceae
- Mosquito rushJuncus squarrosusJuncaceae
- 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.