Juncaceae
Bog rush
Juncus marginatus
- Family
- Juncaceae
- Genus
- Juncus
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Juncus marginatusJuncaceae
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Common names
By language (3)
- Arabic
- أسل هامشي
- Chinese
- 禾葉燈心草, 禾叶灯芯草
- English
- Bog rush, Grassleaf rush
Synonyms
- Juncus aristulatus Michx.
- Juncus aristulatus var. pinetorum Coville
- Juncus buchenaui Sved.
- Juncus canaliculatus Liebm.
- Juncus cylindricus M.A.Curtis
- Juncus heteranthos Nutt.
- Juncus heteranthus Nutt.
- Juncus marginatus var. aristulatus (Michx.) Coville
- Juncus marginatus var. biflorus (Elliott) Engelm.
- Juncus marginatus var. marginatus
- Juncus marginatus var. odoratus Torr.
- Juncus marginatus var. paucicapitatus Engelm.
- Juncus marginatus var. setosus Coville
- Juncus marginatus var. vulgaris Engelm.
- Juncus odoratus Steud.
- Juncus setosus (Coville) Small
- Luzula angustifolia Poir.
- Luzula juncoides Poir.
- Tristemon laxus Raf.
- Tristemon marginatus (Rostk.) Raf.
- Tristemon odoratus Raf.
Flowers
- Flower colour
- brown (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
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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.