Juncaceae

Broadleaf rush

Juncus planifolius R.Br.

Family: Juncaceae
Genus: Juncus

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Broadleaf rush (Juncus planifolius) — FlowerPhoto: Joe Dillon, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

English: Broadleaf rush
Welsh: Brwynen lydanddail

Synonyms

Juncus demissus Steud.
Juncus homalophyllus Steud.
Juncus planifolius var. chathamensis Buchenau
Juncus planifolius var. demissus (Steud.) Buchenau
Juncus planifolius var. humilis Ostenf.
Juncus planifolius var. planifolius
Juncus planifolius var. tenella Benth.
Juncus xantholepis Steud.

Flowers

In flower: February, October to December (from 26 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

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

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Joe Dillon, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: M. quinquenervia, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Alice Shanks, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Colin Meurk, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Rudolph89, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jake Gross, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Leon Perrie, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Michael Berardozzi, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Kevin Faccenda, 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.