Juncaceae
Saltmarsh rush
Juncus gerardi
- Family
- Juncaceae
- Genus
- Juncus
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Common names
By language (26)
- arz
- جونكوس جيراردى
- Belarusian
- Сітнік Жэрара
- Bulgarian
- Жерардова дзука
- Chinese
- 团花灯芯草, 團花燈芯草, 团花灯心草
- Czech
- Sítina Gerardova
- Danish
- Harril
- Dutch
- Zilte rus
- English
- Saltmarsh rush, Saltmeadow rush, Black needle rush, Blackgrass
- Estonian
- Tuderluga
- Finnish
- Suolavihvilä
- German
- Bodden-Binse, Salz-Binse, Bottenbinse
- hsb
- Słona syćina
- Icelandic
- Fitjasef
- Irish
- Luachair mhuirisce
- Latvian
- Žerāra donis
- Lithuanian
- Druskinis vikšris
- Macedonian
- Жерарова ситка, Герардова сипка
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Saltsiv
- Persian
- سازوی شورهزار
- Polish
- Sit Gerarda
- Romanian
- Pipirig Gerard, Pipirig Gérard, Pipirig Jerar, Pipirigul lui Gerard, Pipirigul lui Gérard
- Russian
- Ситник Жерара
- Slovenian
- Gerardovo ločje
- Swedish
- Salttåg
- Ukrainian
- Ситник Жерара
- Welsh
- Brwynen Gerard
Synonyms
- Juncus bulbosus var. gerardi (Loisel.) A.Gray
- Juncus compressus subsp. gerardi (Loisel.) Hartm.
- Juncus compressus var. gerardi (Loisel.) Corb.
- Juncus gerardi subsp. microcarpus A.Tarass.
- Juncus gerardi var. gerardi
- Tenageia gerardii (Loisel.) Fourr.
Flowers
- In flower
- May to July (from 55 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Jamie O'Neill, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Benny Albro, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Dilrukshan Priyantha Wijesinghe, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Jamie O'Neill, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Kristian Peters -- Fabelfroh 07:02, 9 July 2006, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: M Sorensen, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Kristian Peters -- Fabelfroh 07:00, 9 July 2006, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Piermario Maculan, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Kristian Peters -- Fabelfroh 07:01, 9 July 2006, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jonathan Hughes, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Kristian Peters -- Fabelfroh 07:01, 9 July 2006, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tom Ferguson, CC0, from iNaturalist
More in Juncus
- Common rushJuncus effususJuncaceae
- Toad rushJuncus bufoniusJuncaceae
- Compact rushJuncus conglomeratusJuncaceae
- Jointed rushJuncus articulatusJuncaceae
- Spiny rushJuncus acutusJuncaceae
- Baltic rushJuncus balticusJuncaceae
- Poverty rushJuncus tenuisJuncaceae
- Leafybract dwarf rushJuncus capitatusJuncaceae
- Mosquito rushJuncus squarrosusJuncaceae
- Roundfruit rushJuncus compressusJuncaceae
- 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). About our plant data.