Juncaceae
Greater creeping rush
Juncus subtilis
- Family
- Juncaceae
- Genus
- Juncus
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Common names
By language (2)
- Arabic
- أسل رقيق
- English
- Greater creeping rush
Synonyms
- Juncus pelocarpus var. fluitans (Lam.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.
- Juncus pelocarpus var. subtilis (E.Mey.) Engelm.
- Juncus uliginosus var. subtilis (E.Mey.) Hook.
- Tristemon striatus Raf.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Greenland: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Allan Harris, CC0, 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.