Juncus compressus Jacq.

First published in Enum. Stirp. Vindob.: 60, 235 (1762)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Temp. Eurasia. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Albania, Altay, Amur, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, Central European Russia, China North-Central, Chita, Corse, Cyprus, Czechia-Slovakia, Denmark, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Ireland, Irkutsk, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Krym, Mongolia, Netherlands, North Caucasus, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Norway, NW. Balkan Pen., Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Primorye, Qinghai, Romania, Sardegna, Sicilia, South European Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Transcaucasus, Turkmenistan, Tuva, Türkiye, Türkiye-in-Europe, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, West Himalaya, West Siberia, Xinjiang, Yakutiya

Introduced into:

Colorado, Delaware, Illinois, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New York, Newfoundland, North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Québec, Utah, Vermont, Wisconsin, Wyoming

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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PAFTOL

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Castroviejo, S. & al. (eds.) (2010). Flora Iberica 17: 1-298. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC, Madrid.
  • Gilman, A.V. (2015). New flora of Vermont. Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden 110: 1-614.
  • 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.
  • Knapp, W.M. & Naczi, R.F.C. (2021). Vascular plants of Maryland, USA. A comprehensive account of the state's botanical diversity. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 113: 1-151.
  • Komiljon, T., Natalya, B., Avazbek, B., Dilnoza, A., Ziyoviddin, Y., Deng, T. & Sun, H. (2020). Flora of the Dzhizak Province, Uzbekistan: 1-523. China Forestry Publishing House.
  • Kozhevnikov, A.E., Kozhevnikov, Z.V., Kwak, M. & Lee, B.Y. (2019). Illustrated flora of the Primorsky Territory, Russian Far East: 1-1124. National institute of biological resources.
  • 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.
  • Mohlenbrock, R.H. (2014). Vascular Flora of Illinois. A Field Guide, ed. 4: 1-536. Southern Illinois University Press, Carbondale.
  • Nikolin, E.G. (2020). Opredelitel' vysshikh rasteniy Yakutii: 1-895. Moskva : Tovarishchestvo Nauchnykh Izdaniy KMK Novosibirsk "Nauka".
  • Sharief, M.U. (ed.) (2024). Flora of India 28: 1-764. Botanical Survey of India.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.
  • Stalažs, A. (2024). List of vascular plants of Latvia (with Latvian names): 1-312. Dobele.
  • Takhtajan, A.L. (ed.) (2006). Konspekt Flora Kavkaza 2: 1-466. Editio Universitatis Petropolitanae.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Gilman, A.V. (2015). New flora of Vermont. Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden 110: 1-614.
  • Kirschner, J. & al. (2002). Juncaceae. Species Plantarum: Flora of the World 6-8: 1-237, 1-336,1-192. Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.
  • Mohlenbrock, R.H. (2014). Vascular Flora of Illinois. A Field Guide, ed. 4: 1-536. Southern Illinois University Press, Carbondale.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Gebler [s.n.] K002892237 Yes
Grevile [s.n.] United Kingdom K003166804 Yes
Cowdry, N.H. [2173] China K002892436 Yes
Dudley [D36080] Türkiye K002891143 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002892238 Yes
Siddiqi, M.A.; Nasir, Y. [3493] Pakistan K002891147 Yes
Béguinot, A. [s.n.] Italy K003166793 Yes
[I M Reeder] [s.n.] United Kingdom K003166682 Yes
Thompson, H.S. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003166698 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [28607] K002893217 Yes
Downes, H.; F.L.S. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003166696 Yes
Sandwith, N.Y. [942] United Kingdom K003166688 Yes
[N. S. Thompson] [s.n.] United Kingdom K003166697 Yes
Chapple, J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003166694 Yes
Pin [s.n.] France K003166788 Yes
Milne-Redhead, G. [12264] United Kingdom K003166668 Yes
Routh, T.E. [1529] United Kingdom K003166680 Yes
Lousley, J.E. [F16] United Kingdom K003166669 Yes
Sonster, J. [1208] United Kingdom K003166709 Yes
[Bredalur] [s.n.] K002892235 Yes
Bredemann, G.; Nieser, O. [35] K003058977 No
Britton, C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003166710 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy K003166791 Yes
Nelmes, E. [559] United Kingdom K003166665 Yes
Sledge, W.A. [28] United Kingdom K003166714 Yes
Summerhayes, V.S. [3054] United Kingdom K003166703 Yes
Godet [s.n.] France K003166789 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003166675 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002892240 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K003166777 Yes
Matthew, C.G. [852] China K002892432 Yes
[T. Chapple] [[718/14]] United Kingdom K003166689 Yes
Rousseau, J. [35358] Canada K003056312 Yes
Christenhusz, M.J.M. [MC9406] United Kingdom K001527099 Yes
Sledge, W.A. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003166717 Yes
Cowdry, N.H. [C1467] China K002892434 Yes
Bonnet, E. [s.n.] France K003166784 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K003166774 Yes
Townsend, C.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003166666 Yes
Pin, C. [s.n.] France K003166781 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003166802 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003058978 No
Gamble, J.S. [19411] United Kingdom K003166685 Yes
Davis; Coode [D37150] Türkiye K002891146 Yes
Milne-Redhead, G.; Sandwith, N.Y. [1942] United Kingdom K003166663 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003166676 Yes
Pin [s.n.] France K003166787 Yes
Bonnet, E. [s.n.] France K003166785 Yes
Bicheno [s.n.] United Kingdom K003166670 Yes
Bulley, P. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003166713 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002892234 Yes
Litvinov, D. [2461] China K002892429 Yes
Carter, N.; Montford, H.; Turrill, W.B. United Kingdom K:SPC-19104.000 No
Kovtonjuk, N. [1687] Russia K002892241 Yes
Turrill, W.B. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003166654 Yes
[G]. Milne-Redlund. [12361] United Kingdom K003166716 Yes
Thompson, H.S. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003166699 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] China K002892430 Yes
Sprague, T.A. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003166700 Yes
Ballard, F.; Summerhayes, V.S. [528] United Kingdom K003166687 Yes
Sledge, W.A. [38832] United Kingdom K003166715 Yes
Forsgard, K. [512] China K002892431 Yes
Appleton, H. [s.n.] China K002892438 Yes
Lousley, J.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003166657 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003166674 Yes
Sennen (Fr.) [s.n.] Spain K003166797 Yes
Willmott, E.A.; Bonnet, E. [s.n.] France K003166782 Yes
Jacquemont, V. [478] K002893218 Yes
Ferioli, A. [s.n.] Italy K003166790 Yes
Salmon, C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003166704 Yes
Fraser, J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003166683 Yes
Wicker [s.n.] United Kingdom K003166661 Yes
Fernald, M.L.; Long, B.H.; St. John, H. [7140] Canada K003056313 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003166701 Yes
Nelmes, E. [559] United Kingdom K003166664 Yes
Lambert, M.R.K.; Thorp, T.K. [611] Türkiye K002891144 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M.; Burns, R. [7427] United Kingdom K003166695 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003166673 Yes
Ibbotson, H. [1160] United Kingdom K003166711 Yes
Karo, F. [451] K002892236 Yes
Turrill, W.B. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003166659 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003166693 Yes
Bunge, A. [s.n.] France K003166776 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Spain K003166796 Yes
Turrill, W.M. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003166655 Yes
Pin, C. [s.n.] France K003166775 Yes
Herder [s.n.] K002892239 Yes
Davis [47285] Türkiye K002891145 Yes
Sledge, W.A. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003166712 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [12104] United Kingdom K003166691 Yes
Mameev, S. [216] Russia K002892233 Yes
Britton, C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003166706 Yes
Fernald, M.L.; Wiegand, K.M.; Kittredge Jr, J. [2986] Canada K003056311 Yes
Britton, C.E. [1793] United Kingdom K003166708 Yes
Pin, C. [s.n.] France K003166783 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy K003166792 Yes
Lousley, J.E. [F16] K003166805 Yes
Alston, A.H.G.; Sandwith, N.Y. [1135] Greece K003166799 Yes
Appleton, H. [634] China K002892437 Yes
Lucia, V. [s.n.] Spain K003166794 Yes
Lousley, J.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003166679 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M.; Mills, J.N. [7161] United Kingdom K003166660 Yes
[Bordère] [s.n.] France K003166786 Yes
Turrill, W.B. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003166656 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Portugal K003166798 Yes
Salmon, C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003166705 Yes
Furse; Synge [544] Iran K002891142 Yes
[Mo Ross] [380] China K002892433 Yes
s.coll. [544a] Iran K002891141 Yes
Lucía, V. [s.n.] Spain K003166795 Yes
David, A. (Abbé) [1907] China K002892435 Yes
Sandwith, N.Y. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003166658 Yes
Bonnet, E. [s.n.] France K003166780 Yes
Groves, H.; Groves, J. [[4379]] United Kingdom K003166684 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003166702 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003166690 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.W.B.H. [5547] United Kingdom K003166653 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003166672 Yes
Dennis, R.W.G. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003166718 Yes
Lousley, J.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003166707 Yes
Britton, C.E. [1862] United Kingdom K003166686 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K003166778 Yes
[Josphine Kablik] [s.n.] K003166801 Yes
s.coll. [435/1428] United Kingdom K003166677 Yes
Montford, H.; Turrill, W.B. (Dr.) [2440] France K003166779 Yes
Hooper, S.S. [30/73] Montenegro K003166800 Yes
Townsend, C.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003166667 Yes
[WHC]; [WHP] [1160] United Kingdom K003166681 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003166662 Yes
Worsdell, W.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003166678 Yes

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    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • 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/
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