Juncaceae
Juncus

Juncus acutiflorus Ehrh. ex Hoffm.

First published in Deutschl. Fl. Bot. Taschenb. 1: 125 (1791)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Europe, Medit. to Iraq. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Albania, Austria, Baleares, Belgium, Bulgaria, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, France, Føroyar, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Lebanon-Syria, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sardegna, Sicilia, Spain, Switzerland, Ukraine, Yugoslavia

Introduced into:

Crozet Is., Kerguelen, Krym, Labrador, New South Wales, New Zealand South, Newfoundland, Tasmania

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Castroviejo, S. & al. (eds.) (2010). Flora Iberica 17: 1-298. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC, Madrid.
  • Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Frenot, Y., Chown, S.L., Whinam, J., Selkirk, P.M., Convey, P., Skotnicki, M. & Bergstrom,D.M. (2005). Biological invasions in the Antarctic: extent, impacts and implications. Biological Reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society 80: 45-72.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 1: 1-864. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • Kirschner, J. & al. (2002). Juncaceae. Species Plantarum: Flora of the World 6-8: 1-237, 1-336,1-192. Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.
  • Mirek, Z., Piękoś-Mirkowa, H., Zając, A. & Zając, M (2020). Vascular plants of Poland an annotated checklist: 1-526. W. Szafer institute of botany, Polish academy of sciences, Krakow, Poland.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.
  • de Salas, MF, Baker, ML (2022). A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 1-161. Tasmanian Herbarium, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart. https://flora.tmag.tas.gov.au/resources/census/.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Kirschner, J. & al. (2002). Juncaceae. Species Plantarum: Flora of the World 6-8: 1-237, 1-336,1-192. Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.
  • de Salas, MF, Baker, ML (2022). A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 1-161. Tasmanian Herbarium, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart. https://flora.tmag.tas.gov.au/resources/census/.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jun 30, 2021 Mestre, E; Wheeler, J; Wu, Z; Burns, E [EM6] United Kingdom K001291761 No
Airy Shaw, H.K. [47105] United Kingdom K003169283 Yes
Turrill, W.B. [73] United Kingdom K003169268 Yes
Mann, R.J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003169414 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003169273 Yes
Horwood, A.R. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003169297 Yes
Montford, H.M. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003169265 Yes
Sandwith, N.Y. [3142] United Kingdom K003169276 Yes
Fay, M.F. [MFF429K] K003169262 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [3044] United Kingdom K003169286 Yes
Lange, J. [s.n.] France K003169461 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003169492 Yes
Airy Shaw, H.K. [47104] United Kingdom K003169281 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Germany K003169439 Yes
Shaw, H.K.A.; Milne-Redhead, E. [209] United Kingdom K003169279 Yes
Bullock, A.A. [333] United Kingdom K003169335 Yes
Ridley, H.N. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003169269 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003169296 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003169282 Yes
Sprague, M.L.; Sprague, T.A. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003169434 Yes
Scott, H. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003169432 Yes
Turill, W.B. [[4]] United Kingdom K003169329 Yes
Mosseray [s.n.] Belgium K003169454 Yes
Pfarrer; Kammerer; Erdner, E. [206] Germany K003169428 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Ireland K003169436 Yes
Helen [M]alleson [s.n.] United Kingdom K003169274 Yes
Turrill, W.B. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003169397 Yes
[H. L. Scotting] [s.n.] K003169494 Yes
Kablikóva, J. [s.n.] K003169422 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [9232] United Kingdom K003169309 Yes
[J. Hannh] [s.n.] United Kingdom K003169260 Yes
Edmonds, M.E. [22] United Kingdom K003169267 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003169449 Yes
Ballard, F. [1082] United Kingdom K003169315 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003169289 Yes
[Z. Laus] [s.n.] K003169451 Yes
Buchenau, F. [s.n.] K003169484 Yes
[I. Thennah]; Burnett, J.H.; Harley, J.L. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003169417 Yes
Bullock, A.A. [338] United Kingdom K003169337 Yes
Carter, N.; Montford, H.M. [9026] France K003169280 Yes
Shaw, H.K.A.; Milne-Redhead, E. [209] United Kingdom K003169278 Yes
Last, G.V.C. [718/10] United Kingdom K003169295 Yes
Montford, H.; Turrill, W.B. [2585] United Kingdom K003169258 Yes
Gay, J.E. [s.n.] Portugal K003169485 Yes
Ross-Craig, S.; Burtt, B.L.; Sealy, J.R. [165] United Kingdom K003169333 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Spain K003169491 Yes
Meyer, E.H.F. [s.n.] Germany K003169446 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003169437 Yes
Contre, E. [[53]] France K003169472 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [20280] United Kingdom K003169324 Yes
Gandoger, M. [237] France K003169467 Yes
Turrill, W.B. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003169396 No
Hubbard, C.E. [11571] United Kingdom K003169305 Yes
Sandwith, N.Y. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003169293 Yes
Sandwith, N.Y. [5788] United Kingdom K003169398 Yes
Mosseray [s.n.] Belgium K003169453 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K003169470 Yes
Turill, W.B.; Summerhayes, V.S. [3008] United Kingdom K003169332 Yes
Graells, M.P. [s.n.] Spain K003169488 Yes
Muret [s.n.] K003169450 Yes
Lowne, B.T. [s.n.] Syria K002891667 Yes
Hosking, A. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003169255 Yes
Horwood, A.R. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003169298 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [2940] United Kingdom K003169288 Yes
Boreau, A. [s.n.] France K003169460 Yes
Kneucker, A. [84] Germany K003169444 Yes
Sonster, J. [185] United Kingdom K003169328 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [46147 A] United Kingdom K003169310 Yes
Santapau, H. [6330] Pakistan K002891669 Yes
[illegible] [ 4690303] United Kingdom K003169399 Yes
Sonster, J. [1188] United Kingdom K003169325 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [11575] United Kingdom K003169401 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003058956 Yes
Sandwith, N.Y. [3142] United Kingdom K003169275 Yes
Reuter [s.n.] Spain K003169490 Yes
Nelmes, E. [75] United Kingdom K003169277 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [2940] United Kingdom K003169299 Yes
Airy Shaw, H.K. [47104] United Kingdom K003169284 Yes
Benoit, P.M. [125] United Kingdom K003169427 Yes
Howell, W. [6] United Kingdom K003169294 Yes
Baki [435] Türkiye K002891668 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003169447 Yes
[H. Zoret] [s.n.] K003169420 Yes
Bullock, B.E. [115] United Kingdom K003169334 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [11571] United Kingdom K003169303 Yes
Le Hors, M.L. [s.n.] Canada K003057677 Yes
Lucia, V. [s.n.] Spain K003169481 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K003169468 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy K003169474 Yes
Meebold, A. [s.n.] Germany K003169441 Yes
Smith, N.I.G. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003169433 Yes
Lucia, V. [s.n.] Spain K003169478 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [6465] United Kingdom K003169412 Yes
[illegible] [1136] United Kingdom K003169415 Yes
Riddelsdell, H.J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003169312 Yes
Weihe, D. [s.n.] K003169448 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003169314 Yes
Pin, C. [s.n.] France K003169466 Yes
Britton, C.E. [2980] United Kingdom K003169323 Yes
[illegible] [ 4690291] United Kingdom K003169400 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [11575] United Kingdom K003169403 Yes
Bonnet, E. [s.n.] France K003169465 Yes
Fraser, J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003169327 Yes
Muirhead, J.S. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003169263 Yes
Boreau, A. [s.n.] K003169458 Yes
Koch, M.A. [s.n.] Switzerland K003169424 Yes
Contre, E. [52] France K003169462 Yes
Sprague; Marquand [s.n.] United Kingdom K003169291 Yes
s.coll. [186] United Kingdom K003169338 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Germany K003169442 Yes
Lucia, V. [s.n.] Spain K003169477 Yes
Lucia, V. [s.n.] Spain K003169476 Yes
Berher, E.; Billot, C. [s.n.] K003169459 Yes
Duval-Jouve, J. [s.n.] K003169421 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [9232] United Kingdom K003169306 Yes
Denny, P. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003169261 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003169308 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K003169473 Yes
de Bruyn, L. [s.n.] K003169455 Yes
Gross, L. [207] K003169423 Yes
Dony, J.G. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003169253 Yes
[H. M. Martford] [s.n.] United Kingdom K003169402 Yes
Pin, C. [s.n.] France K003169464 Yes
Allard, E.J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003169254 Yes
Turill, W.B. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003169330 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [12499] United Kingdom K003169316 Yes
Ridley, H.N. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003169270 Yes
Turill, W.B. [[2/11/7/28]] United Kingdom K003169320 Yes
Lucia, V. [s.n.] Spain K003169482 Yes
s.coll. [42] K002891666 Yes
Bullock, B.E.; Bullock, A.A. [393] United Kingdom K003169300 Yes
Turrill, W.B. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003169430 Yes
[R. D. Meihile] [s.n.] United Kingdom K003169435 Yes
Turrill, W.B. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003169311 Yes
[illegible] [524] K003169487 Yes
s.coll. [2262] K003169489 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [12499] United Kingdom K003169313 Yes
Lucia, V. [s.n.] Spain K003169479 Yes
Jury, S.L.; Springate, L.S. [11419] Morocco K002891665 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K003169471 Yes
Thurston, E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003169256 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [6484] United Kingdom K003169416 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [3044] United Kingdom K003169287 Yes
Kneucker, A. [84] Germany K003169445 Yes
Lucia, V. [s.n.] Spain K003169483 Yes
Semart-Villeneuve [61] France K003169463 Yes
Koch, W. [s.n.] K003169452 Yes
Bullock, B.E. [121] United Kingdom K003169336 Yes
{Veesenmeyer} [s.n.] K002892313 Yes
Crosfield, A.J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003169322 Yes
Sandwith, N.Y. [1959] United Kingdom K003169272 Yes
Reclaire, A. [s.n.] K003169456 Yes
Montford, H.; Turrill, W.B. [2598] United Kingdom K003169257 Yes
Klaphake, V. [825a] Australia K002399542 Yes
[L. Thanah] [s.n.] United Kingdom K003169418 Yes
Turill, W.B.; Summerhayes, V.S. [3008] United Kingdom K003169331 Yes
Scott, H. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003169431 Yes
Meebold, A. [s.n.] Germany K003169440 Yes
Carter, N.; Montford, H.M. [9031] United Kingdom K003169285 Yes
s.coll. [335] Portugal K003169486 Yes
Hill, R.S. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003169290 Yes
Turill, W.B. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003169321 Yes
Burtt, B.L. [B342] United Kingdom K003169425 Yes
Fraser, J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003169326 Yes
Prost, M. [38] France K003169457 Yes
Lucia, V. [s.n.] Spain K003169480 Yes
Robinson, E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003169266 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003169302 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M.; [B. E. C. Members] [7435] United Kingdom K003169419 Yes
Montford, H.M. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003169264 Yes
Benoit, P.M. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003169426 Yes
Koch, W. [s.n.] Switzerland K003169429 Yes
Mann, R.J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003169413 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K003169469 Yes
Worsdell, W.C. [718/10] United Kingdom K003169271 Yes
Hubbard [s.n.] United Kingdom K003169304 Yes
Hosking, A. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003169395 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003169394 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003169307 Yes
[C. Goerlitz] [s.n.] Germany K003169443 Yes
Turrill, W.B. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003169404 Yes
Lucia, V. [s.n.] Spain K003169475 Yes
Cosson, M.M.E.; Doûmet-Adanson; Letourneux, A.; Reboud, V.; Barratte, G.; Bonner, E. [s.n.] Juncus foliosus K002891956 Yes
Pitard, C.-J. [1338] Morocco Juncus foliosus K002891965 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Algeria Juncus foliosus K002891958 Yes
Cosson, E. [s.n.] Juncus foliosus K002891957 Yes
Tanger [s.n.] Morocco Juncus foliosus K002891961 Yes
Pitard, G.J. [1339] Morocco Juncus foliosus K002891964 Yes
Jury, S.L.; Achhal, A.; Khanas, M.; Springate, L.S. [11734] Morocco Juncus foliosus K002891967 Yes
Samuelsson, G. [[403]] Algeria Juncus foliosus K002891966 Yes
Cosson, E. [s.n.] Juncus foliosus K002891955 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Algeria Juncus foliosus K002891962 Yes
Tanger [s.n.] Morocco Juncus foliosus K002891960 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

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