- Family:
- Juncaceae Juss.
- Genus:
- Juncus L.
Juncus bufonius L.

[UNAL]
Bernal, R., G. Galeano, A. Rodríguez, H. Sarmiento y M. Gutiérrez. 2017. Nombres Comunes de las Plantas de Colombia. http://www.biovirtual.unal.edu.co/nombrescomunes/
- Vernacular
- junco
[UPFC]
- Distribution
- Biogeografic region: Andean. Elevation range: 1100–3700 m a.s.l. Native to Colombia. Colombian departments: Antioquia, Bogotá DC, Boyacá, Caldas, Cundinamarca, Norte de Santander, Quindío, Risaralda, Santander, Tolima.
- Habit
- Herb.
- Conservation
- IUCN Red List Assessment (2021): LC.
- Ecology
- Habitat according IUCN Habitats Classification: forest and woodland, shrubland, native grassland, artificial - terrestrial.
[UPB]
The Useful Plants of Boyacá project
- Ecology
- Alt. 1100 - 3700 m.
- Morphology General Habit
- Herb.
- Distribution
- Introduced in Colombia.
[CPLC]
Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co
- Distribution
- Adventicia en Colombia; Alt. 1100 - 3700 m.; Andes.
- Morphology General Habit
- Hierba
- Conservation
- Preocupación Menor
Native to:
Afghanistan, Alabama, Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Algeria, Altay, Amur, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Arizona, Arkansas, Assam, Austria, Azores, Bahamas, Baleares, Baltic States, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Bolivia, Borneo, Brazil South, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, California, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Central European Rus, Chad, Chile Central, Chile North, Chile South, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Chita, Colombia, Colorado, Connecticut, Corse, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, East Himalaya, Ecuador, Egypt, Ethiopia, Falkland Is., Finland, Florida, France, Free State, Føroyar, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Guatemala, Hainan, Hawaii, Hungary, Iceland, Illinois, India, Indiana, Inner Mongolia, Iowa, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Irkutsk, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Juan Fernández Is., Kamchatka, Kansas, Kazakhstan, Kentucky, Kenya, Khabarovsk, Kirgizstan, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Kriti, Krym, Kuril Is., Labrador, Lebanon-Syria, Leeward Is., Libya, Louisiana, Madagascar, Madeira, Magadan, Maine, Manchuria, Manitoba, Massachusetts, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexican Pacific Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mongolia, Montana, Morocco, Myanmar, Nebraska, Nepal, Netherlands, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New South Wales, New York, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Newfoundland, North Carolina, North Caucasus, North Dakota, North European Russi, Northern Territory, Northwest European R, Northwest Territorie, Norway, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pakistan, Palestine, Paraguay, Pennsylvania, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Primorye, Prince Edward I., Qinghai, Queensland, Québec, Rhode I., Romania, Rwanda, Sakhalin, Sardegna, Saskatchewan, Sicilia, Sinai, Socotra, South Australia, South Dakota, South European Russi, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Taiwan, Tasmania, Tennessee, Texas, Thailand, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Tristan da Cunha, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Tuva, Uganda, Ukraine, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vermont, Victoria, Vietnam, Virginia, Washington, West Himalaya, West Siberia, West Virginia, Western Australia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Xinjiang, Yakutskiya, Yemen, Yugoslavia
Introduced into:
Amsterdam-St.Paul Is, Bermuda, Crozet Is., Norfolk Is., St.Helena
- Cyperus bufonius (L.) Maack ex Trautv.
- Schoenus ferrugineus Krock.
- Juncus aletaiensis K.F.Wu
- Juncus bilineatus Gand.
- Juncus bufonius var. congestus Wahlb.
- Juncus bufonius subsp. juzepczukii (V.I.Krecz. & Gontsch.) Soó
- Juncus bufonius var. juzepczukii (V.I.Krecz. & Gontsch.) Vorosch.
- Juncus bufonius var. pumilio Griseb.
- Juncus bufonum Bubani
- Juncus cespifolius Raf.
- Juncus creticus Raf.
- Juncus divaricatus Gilib.
- Juncus erythropodus V.I.Krecz.
- Juncus fasciatus Lojac.
- Juncus istriacus Gand.
- Juncus juzepczukii V.I.Krecz. & Gontsch.
- Juncus leptocladus Hayata
- Juncus plebeius R.Br.
- Juncus prolifer Kunth
- Juncus pumilus Raf.
- Tenageia bufonia (L.) Fourr.
Juncus bufonius L. appears in other Kew resources:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
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Williams, E.F. [s.n.], Canada | K000307591 | isotype | Yes | ||
Cope, T.A. [RBG 155], United Kingdom | K000914489 | Yes | |||
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8997], India | K001132072 | Yes | |||
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8997], India | K001132073 | Yes |
First published in Sp. Pl.: 328 (1753)
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