Juncaceae
Sea rush
Juncus maritimus
- Family
- Juncaceae
- Genus
- Juncus
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Common names
By language (18)
- aeb
- سمار
- Arabic
- أسل بحري, سعد, سمار, نمص
- arz
- اسل بحرى
- Bulgarian
- Морска дзука
- Corsican
- Ghjuncu marinu
- Dutch
- Zeerus
- English
- Sea rush
- Finnish
- Marskivihvilä
- French
- Jonc maritime
- frr
- Rosk
- German
- Strand-Binse
- Hebrew
- סמר ימי
- Hungarian
- Tengeri szittyó
- Macedonian
- Морска ситка
- Persian
- سازوی دریایی
- Polish
- Sit morski
- Swedish
- Strandtåg
- Welsh
- Brwynen arfor
Synonyms
- Juncus broteri Steud.
- Juncus maritimus unranked ponticus (Steven) Asch. & Graebn.
- Juncus maritimus var. atlanticus J.W.White
- Juncus maritimus var. congestus L.B.Hall
- Juncus maritimus var. contractus Trémols ex Cadevall
- Juncus maritimus var. luxurians Lojac.
- Juncus maritimus var. nervatus Lojac.
- Juncus maritimus var. ponticus (Steven) Nyman
- Juncus paui Sennen
- Juncus ponticus Steven
- Juncus pseudacutus Pau
- Juncus spinosus var. congestus (L.B.Hall) Druce
- Schoenus coarctatus Seenus
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: 4028mdk09, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kristian Peters -- Fabelfroh 10:01, 8 February 2007, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Pierre Brottier, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Zeynel Cebeci, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Diego Alex, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Zeynel Cebeci, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: philippe_87, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Kristian Peters -- Fabelfroh 10:01, 8 February 2007, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: tiphanie tour, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Duarte Frade, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: José Tissier, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Michel Langeveld, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
- European meadow rushJuncus inflexusJuncaceae
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.