Juncaceae

Pigmy rush

Juncus pygmaeus Rich. ex Thuill.

Family: Juncaceae
Genus: Juncus

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Pigmy rush (Juncus pygmaeus) — FruitPhoto: Duarte Frade, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (10)

Arabic: أسل قزمي
Catalan: Jonc nain
Danish: Dværgsiv
Dutch: Dwergrus
English: Pigmy rush, Pygmy rush
French: Jonc nain
German: Zwerg-Binse, Zwergsimse, Jonc nain
Lithuanian: Jonc nain
Swedish: Dvärgtåg, Jonc nain
Welsh: Brwynen fach

Synonyms

Juncinella pygmaea (Rich. ex Thuill.) Fourr.
Juncus bicephalus Viv.
Juncus nanus Dubois
Juncus pygmaeus f. lacustris (Lange) Fern.-Carv.
Juncus pygmaeus f. submersus H.Glück
Juncus pygmaeus var. bicephalus (Viv.) Nyman
Juncus pygmaeus var. bicephalus (Viv.) Buchenau
Juncus pygmaeus var. brachycarpus P.Candargy
Juncus pygmaeus var. lacustris Lange
Juncus pygmaeus var. minae Strobl ex Nyman
Juncus pygmaeus var. umbelloides Holkema

Photos

FruitPhoto: Duarte Frade, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Duarte Frade, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: bertrant.bui, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Thomas Gyselinck, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: bertrant.bui, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Flavien Saboureau, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: bertrant.bui, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Flavien Saboureau, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Davide Puddu, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: bertrant.bui, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: bertrant.bui, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: bertrant.bui, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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.