Juncaceae

Juncus microcephalus Kunth

Family: Juncaceae
Genus: Juncus

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Juncus microcephalus (Juncus microcephalus) — FlowerPhoto: Oscar Dove, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

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Arabic: أسل صغير الرأس

Synonyms

Juncus floribundus Kunth
Juncus floribundus Phil.
Juncus involucratus Steud. ex Buchenau
Juncus luzoloxiphium Griseb.
Juncus microcephalus f. conglobatus Barros
Juncus microcephalus var. floribundus (Kunth) E.Mey.
Juncus microcephalus var. floribundus (Kunth) Kunth
Juncus microcephalus var. intermedius E.Mey. ex Schult. & Schult.f.
Juncus microcephalus var. major Schult. & Schult.f.
Juncus microcephalus var. microcephalus
Juncus microcephalus var. typicus Buchenau
Juncus microcephalus var. virens Griseb.
Juncus rudis Kunth
Juncus sellowianus Kunth
Juncus timotensis Barros

Flowers

In flower: February to March, November (from 7 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Oscar Dove, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Bruno Avilez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Joe Potter Butler, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: John Tann from Sydney, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Belinda Forbes, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Saryu, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Leon Perrie, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Khands, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: John Tann, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Leon Perrie, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: vinicius_s_domingues, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: vinicius_s_domingues, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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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). About our plant data.