Juncaceae
Forbestown rush
Juncus cyperoides
- Family
- Juncaceae
- Genus
- Juncus
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Forbestown rush
Synonyms
- Cephaloxys graminifolia Nees ex Kunth
- Cephaloxys graminifolia (E.Mey.) Nees & Meyen
- Juncus graminifolius E.Mey.
- Juncus rivularis Poepp. ex Kunth
- Juncus rivularis Poepp. ex Steud.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Felipe Horton, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Bruno Avilez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Cesar Ormazabal, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Pablo Silva, 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.