Juncaceae

Compact rush

Juncus conglomeratus L.

Family: Juncaceae
Genus: Juncus

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Compact rush (Juncus conglomeratus) — FlowerPhoto: Alice Shanks, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (24)

Arabic: أسل متجمع
arz: اسل متجمع
Belarusian: Сітнік скучаны
Bulgarian: Сбита дзука
Catalan: Jonc Aggloméré
csb: Zebrónô sycëna
Czech: Sítina klubkatá
Dutch: Biezenknoppen, Biezeknoppen
English: Compact rush
Estonian: Keraluga
Finnish: Keräpäävihvilä
French: Jonc aggloméré
German: Knäuel-Binse, Jonc Aggloméré
hsb: Kłubkata syćina
Irish: Luachair dhlúth
Latvian: Kamolu donis
Lithuanian: Jonc Aggloméré
Macedonian: Збиена ситка
Norwegian Bokmål: Knappsiv
Polish: Sit skupiony
Russian: Ситник скученный, Ситник Леерса
Swedish: Knapptåg, Jonc Aggloméré
Welsh: Brwynen bellennaidd
Western Frisian: Heanen

Synonyms

Juncus communis prol. conglomeratus (L.) Rouy
Juncus communis subsp. conglomeratus (L.) Čelak.
Juncus communis subsp. conglomeratus Bonnier & Layens
Juncus communis subvar. viridiflorus (Buchenau) Rouy
Juncus communis var. conglomeratus C.Moore & Betche
Juncus communis var. conglomeratus (L.) E.Mey.
Juncus conglomeratus subsp. subuliflorus (Drejer) Nyman
Juncus conglomeratus unranked laxus (Beck) Asch. & Graebn.
Juncus conglomeratus unranked subuliflorus (Drejer) Asch. & Graebn.
Juncus conglomeratus unranked typicus Asch. & Graebn.
Juncus conglomeratus unranked umbrosus Asch. & Graebn.
Juncus conglomeratus unranked viridiflorus (Buchenau) Asch. & Graebn.
Juncus conglomeratus var. altissimus Klett & Richt.
Juncus conglomeratus var. ingens Merino
Juncus conglomeratus var. laxus (Beck) I.Grinț.
Juncus conglomeratus var. umbrosus (Asch. & Graebn.) I.Grint.
Juncus effusus f. conglomeratus (L.) Reichg.
Juncus effusus f. conglomeratus (L.) Reichgelt
Juncus effusus f. conglomeratus (L.) Neuman
Juncus effusus subsp. conglomeratus (L.) Husn.
Juncus effusus var. conglomeratus (L.) Bosch
Juncus glomeratus Thunb.
Juncus laevis var. conglomeratus (L.) Wallr.
Juncus leersii T.Marsson
Juncus leersii f. subuliflorus (Drejer) Neuman
Juncus leersii f. viridiflorus (Buchenau) Buchenau
Juncus leersii var. laxus Beck
Juncus leersii var. praeflorens Ade & Vollm.
Juncus leersii var. subuliflorus (Drejer) Buchenau
Juncus leersii var. viridiflorus Buchenau
Juncus matthioli Bubani
Juncus subuliflorus Drejer
Juncus subuliflorus f. laxus (Beck) Reichg.
Juncus subuliflorus f. leersii (T.Marsson) Reichg.
Juncus subuliflorus f. leersii Reichgelt
Juncus subuliflorus f. praeflorens (Ade & Vollm.) Reichg.
Tristemon glomeratus Raf.

Flowers

In flower: May to July (from 25 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Alice Shanks, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Jono, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Jamie O'Neill, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Duarte Frade, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Grünblättrige Schwefelkopf, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: T. Pedro Hafermann, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Robert Manceau, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Patrick Le Mao, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: philoup_1, 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). About our plant data.