Juncaceae

Inland rush

Juncus interior Wiegand

Family: Juncaceae
Genus: Juncus

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Inland rush (Juncus interior) — Photo: Nathan Aaron, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

Arabic: أسل داخلي
English: Inland rush

Synonyms

Juncus arizonicus Wiegand
Juncus arizonicus var. curtiflorus Wiegand
Juncus interior var. arizonicus (Wiegand) F.J.Herm.
Juncus interior var. billingtonii Farw.
Juncus interior var. neomexicanus (Wiegand) F.J.Herm.
Juncus interior var. uniflorus Farw.
Juncus monostichus Bartlett
Juncus neomexicanus Wiegand

Flowers

Flower colour: green (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Graminoid
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

Photos

Photo: Nathan Aaron, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Superior National Forest, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Anders Hastings, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Annika Lindqvist, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Mark Pollock, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Sam Kieschnick, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Ryan Sorrells, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: John Kees, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Sam Kieschnick, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Kelsey Low, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: John Kees, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Ethan Rose, 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.