Juncaceae
European meadow rush
Juncus inflexus
- Family
- Juncaceae
- Genus
- Juncus
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Common names
By language (20)
- Arabic
- أسل منحني
- arz
- اسل منحنى
- Belarusian
- Сітнік скрыўлены
- Bulgarian
- Сиво-зелена дзука
- Chinese
- 片髓灯心草, 片髓燈心草, 灯心草根, 片髓灯芯草
- Czech
- Sítina sivá
- Dutch
- Zeegroene rus
- English
- European meadow rush, Hard rush
- Estonian
- Sinihall luga
- Finnish
- Sinivihvilä
- French
- Jonc Arqué, Jonc Courbé, Jonc glauque
- German
- Blaugrüne Binse, Blaubinse, Graugrüne Binse
- hsb
- Namódra syćina
- Hungarian
- Deres szittyó
- Latvian
- Zilganais donis
- Macedonian
- Сивозелена ситка
- Polish
- Sit siny
- Russian
- Ситник склоняющийся, Ситник искривлённый, Ситник метельчатый
- Swedish
- Blåtåg
- Welsh
- Brwynen galed
Synonyms
- Juncus deangelisii Ten.
- Juncus glaucus Sibth.
- Juncus glaucus Ehrh. ex Wahlenb.
- Juncus glaucus subsp. depauperatus (Ten.) K.Richt.
- Juncus glaucus var. inflexus (L.) Spenn.
- Juncus glaucus var. longicornis (Bastard) Grognot
- Juncus glaucus var. subglomeratus G.Mey.
- Juncus inflexus var. leptocarpus (Buchenau) Zhi Y.Zhang
- Juncus inflexus var. longicornis (Bastard) Täckh.
- Juncus paniculatus Hoppe ex Mert. & W.D.J.Koch
- Juncus tenax Banks & Sol. ex Sm.
- Juncus tenax Poir.
- Juncus tenax var. glaucus (Sibth.) Poir.
Flowers
- In flower
- May to July (from 39 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Daniel Cahen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Kian Hayles-Cotton, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Kian Hayles-Cotton, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: HermannSchachner, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Wolfgang Jauch, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Roméo LEGRAND, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: T. Pedro Hafermann, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: yvon s, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Owen and Carol Fawcett., CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Kristian Peters -- Fabelfroh 12:42, 9 July 2006, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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
- Roundfruit rushJuncus compressusJuncaceae
- 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.