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The genus Juncus is in the family Juncaceae in the major group Angiosperms (Flowering plants).

Statistics are at the end of the page.

Species in Juncus

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See "Status", "Confidence level", "Source" for definitions.

Name	Status	Confi­dence level	Source
Juncus acuminatus Michx.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus acutiflorus Ehrh. ex Hoffm.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus acutus L.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus aemulans Liebm.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus alatus Franch. & Sav.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus alexandri L.A.S.Johnson	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus allioides Franch.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus alpigenus K.Koch	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus × alpiniformis Fernald	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus alpinoarticulatus Chaix	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus amabilis Edgar	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus amplifolius A.Camus	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus amuricus (Maxim.) V.I.Krecz. & Gontsch.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus anatolicus Snogerup	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus anceps Laharpe	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus andersonii Buchenau	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus antarcticus Hook.f.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus anthelatus (Wiegand) R.E.Brooks & Whittem.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus arcticus Willd.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus aridicola L.A.S.Johnson	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus articulatus L.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus astreptus L.A.S.Johnson	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus atratus Krock.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus australis Hook.f.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus balticus Willd.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus bassianus L.A.S.Johnson	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus benghalensis Kunth	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus beringensis Buchenau	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus biflorus Elliott	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus biglumis L.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus biglumoides H.Hara	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus bolanderi Engelm.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus brachycarpus Engelm.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus brachycephalus (Engelm.) Buchenau	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus brachyphyllus Wiegand	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus brachyspathus Maxim.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus brachystigma Sam.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus brasiliensis Breistr.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus brevibracteus L.A.S.Johnson	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus brevicaudatus (Engelm.) Fernald	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus breviculmis Balslev	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus breweri Engelm.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus × brueggeri Domin	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus bryoides F.J.Herm.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus bryophilus W.W.Sm.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus bufonius L.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus bulbosus L.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus burkartii Barros	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus caesariensis Coville	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus caespiticius E.Mey.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus canadensis J.Gay ex Laharpe	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus capensis Thunb.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus capillaceus Lam.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus capillaris F.J.Herm.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus capitatus Weigel	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus castaneus Sm.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus cephalostigma Sam.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus cephalotes Thunb.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus chiapasensis Balslev	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus chlorocephalus Engelm.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus chrysocarpus Buchenau	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus clarkei Buchenau	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus compressus Jacq.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus concinnus D.Don	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus concolor Sam.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus confusus Coville	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus conglomeratus L.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus continuus L.A.S.Johnson	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus cooperi Engelm.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus cordobensis Barros	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus coriaceus Mack.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus × correctus Steud.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus covillei Piper	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus crassistylus A.Camus	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus curtisiae L.A.S.Johnson	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus curvatus Buchenau	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus cyperoides Laharpe	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus debilis A.Gray	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus decipiens (Buchenau) Nakai	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus × degenianus Boros	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus densiflorus Kunth	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus deosaicus Noltie	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus diastrophanthus Buchenau	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus dichotomus Elliott	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus diemii Barros	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus diffusissimus Buckley	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus × diffusus Hoppe	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus distegus Edgar	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus dolichanthus L.A.S.Johnson	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus dongchuanensis K.F.Wu	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus × donyanae Fern.-Carv.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus dregeanus Kunth	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus drummondii E.Mey.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus dubius Engelm.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus dudleyi Wiegand	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus dulongjiongensis Novikov	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus durus L.A.S.Johnson & K.L.Wilson	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus duthiei (C.B.Clarke) Noltie	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus ebracteatus E.Mey.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus echinocephalus Balslev	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus ecuadoriensis Balslev	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus edgariae L.A.S.Johnson & K.L.Wilson	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus effusus L.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus elbrusicus Galushko	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus elliottii Chapm.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus emmanuelis A.Fern. & J.G.García	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus engleri Buchenau	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus ensifolius Wikstr.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus equisetinus Proskur.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus ernesti-barrosi Barros	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus exiguus (Fernald & Wiegand) Lint ex Snogerup & P.F.Zika	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus exsertus Buchenau	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus falcatus E.Mey.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus × fallax Trab.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus fauriei Lév. & Vaniot	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus fauriensis Buchenau	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus filicaulis Buchenau	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus filiformis L.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus filipendulus Buckley	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus fimbristyloides Noltie	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus firmus L.A.S.Johnson	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus flavidus L.A.S.Johnson	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus fockei Buchenau	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus foliosus Desf.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus fominii Zoz	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus fontanesii J.Gay ex Laharpe	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus fugongensis S.Y.Bao	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus × fulvescens Fernald	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus ganeshii Miyam. & H.Ohba	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus georgianus Coville	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus gerardii Loisel.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus giganteus Sam.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus glaucoturgidus Noltie	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus gonggae Miyam. & H.Ohba	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus × gracilescens F.J.Herm. ex Wadmond	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus gracilicaulis A.Camus	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus gracillimus (Buchenau) V.I.Krecz. & Gontsch.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus greenei Oakes & Tuck.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus gregiflorus L.A.S.Johnson	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus grisebachii Buchenau	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus guadeloupensis Buchenau & Urb.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus gubanovii Novikov	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus gymnocarpus Coville	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus haenkei E.Mey.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus hallii Engelm.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus harae Miyam. & H.Ohba	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus heldreichianus T.Marsson ex Parl.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus hemiendytus F.J.Herm.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus heptopotamicus V.I.Krecz. & Gontsch.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus hesperius (Piper) Lint	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus heterophyllus Dufour	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus himalensis Klotzsch	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus holoschoenus R.Br.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus homalocaulis F.Muell. ex Benth.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus howellii F.J.Herm.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus hybridus Brot.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus hydrophilus Noltie	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus imbricatus Laharpe	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus inflexus L.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus ingens N.A.Wakef.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus interior Wiegand	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus × inundatus Drejer	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus jacquinii L.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus jaxarticus V.I.Krecz. & Gontsch.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus jinpingensis S.Y.Bao	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus kelloggii Engelm.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus khasiensis Buchenau	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus kingii Rendle	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus kleinii Barros	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus krameri Franch. & Sav.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus kraussii Hochst.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus laccatus P.F.Zika	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus laeviusculus L.A.S.Johnson	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus lancangensis Y.Y.Qian	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus × langii Erdner	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus leiospermus F.J.Herm.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus × lemieuxii B.Boivin	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus leptospermus Buchenau	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus lesueurii Bol.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus leucanthus Royle ex D.Don	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus leucomelas Royle ex D.Don	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus liebmannii J.F.Macbr.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus littoralis C.A.Mey.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus llanquihuensis Barros	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus lomatophyllus Spreng.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus longiflorus (A.Camus) Noltie	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus longii Fernald	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus longirostris Kuvaev	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus longistamineus A.Camus	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus longistylis Torr.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus luciensis Ertter	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus luzuliformis Franch.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus macrandrus Coville	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus macrantherus V.I.Krecz. & Gontsch.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus macrophyllus Coville	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus marginatus Rostk.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus maritimus Lam.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus maroccanus Kirschner	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus maximowiczii Buchenau	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus megacephalus M.A.Curtis	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus megalophyllus S.Y.Bao	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus meianthus L.A.S.Johnson ex K.L.Wilson	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus membranaceus Royle	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus mertensianus Bong.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus micranthus Schrad. ex E.Mey.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus microcephalus Kunth	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus milashanensis A.M.Lu & Z.Y.Zhang	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus militaris Bigelow	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus minimus Buchenau	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus minutulus (Albert & Jahand.) Prain	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus miyiensis K.F. Wu	Accepted		TRO
Juncus modicus N.E.Br.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus mollis L.A.S.Johnson	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus monanthos Jacq.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus × montellii Vierh.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus × montserratensis Marcet	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus × murbeckii Sagorski	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus mustangensis Miyam. & H.Ohba	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus nastanthus V. Krecz. & Bobr.	Accepted		TRO
Juncus nepalicus Miyam. & H.Ohba	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus nevadensis S.Watson	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus nodatus Coville	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus × nodosiformis Fernald	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus nodosus L.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus novae-zelandiae Hook.f.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus nupela Veldkamp	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus obliquus Adamson	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus × obotritorum Rothm.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus occidentalis Wiegand	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus ochraceus Buchenau	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus ochrocoleus L.A.S.Johnson	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus orchonicus Novikov	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus orientalis Filimonova	Accepted		TRO
Juncus × oronensis Fernald	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus orthophyllus Coville	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus oxycarpus E.Mey. ex Kunth	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus oxymeris Engelm.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus pallescens Lam.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus pallidus R.Br.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus paludosus E.L.Bridges & Orzell	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus papillosus Franch. & Sav.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus parryi Engelm.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus patens E.Mey.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus pauciflorus R.Br.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus pelocarpus E.Mey.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus perpusillus Sam.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus persicus Boiss.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus pervetus Fernald	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus phaeanthus L.A.S.Johnson	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus phaeocephalus Engelm.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus pictus Steud.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus planifolius R.Br.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus polyanthemus Buchenau	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus polycephalus Michx.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus potaninii Buchenau	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus prismatocarpus R.Br.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus procerus E.Mey.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus prominens (Buchenau) Miyabe & Kudo	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus przewalskii Buchenau	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus psammophilus L.A.S.Johnson	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus punctorius L.f.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus pusillus Buchenau	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus pygmaeus Rich. ex Thuill.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus pylaei Laharpe	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus radula Buchenau	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus ramboi Barros	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus ranarius Songeon & E.P.Perrier	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus ratkowskyanus L.A.S.Johnson	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus rechingeri Snogerup	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus regelii Buchenau	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus remotiflorus L.A.S.Johnson	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus repens Michx.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus requienii Parl.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus revolutus R.Br.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus rhotangensis Goel & Aswal	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus rigidus Desf.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus roemerianus Scheele	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus rupestris Kunth	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus salsuginosus Turcz. ex C.A.Mey.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus sandwithii Lourteig	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus sarophorus L.A.S.Johnson	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus saximontanus A.Nelson	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus scabriusculus Kunth	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus scheuchzerioides Gaudich.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus scirpoides Lam.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus secundus P.Beauv. ex Poir.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus semisolidus L.A.S.Johnson	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus setchuensis Buchenau	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus sherei Miyam. & H.Ohba	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus sikkimensis Hook.f.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus socotranus (Buchenau) Snogerup	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus sonderianus Buchenau	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus soranthus Schrenk	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus sorrentinii Parl.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus sparganiifolius Boiss. & Kotschy ex Buchenau	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus spectabilis Rendle	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus sphacelatus Decne.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus sphaerocarpus Nees	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus spumosus Noltie	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus squarrosus L.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus stenopetalus Adamson	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus stipulatus Nees & Meyen	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus striatus Schousb. ex E.Mey.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus × stuckeyi Reinking	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus stygius L.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus subcaudatus (Engelm.) Coville & S.F.Blake	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus subglaucus L.A.S.Johnson	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus subnodulosus Schrank	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus subsecundus N.A.Wakef.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus subtilis E.Mey.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus subulatus Forssk.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus subulitepalus Balslev	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus supiniformis Engelm.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus taonanensis Satake & Kitag.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus tenageia Ehrh. ex L.f.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus tenuis Willd.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus texanus (Engelm.) Coville	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus textilis Buchenau	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus thomasii Ten.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus thompsonianus L.A.S.Johnson	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus thomsonii Buchenau	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus tiehmii Ertter	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus tingitanus Maire & Weiller	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus tobdeniorum Noltie	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus torreyi Coville	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus trachyphyllus Miyam. & H.Ohba	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus trichophyllus W.W.Sm.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus trifidus L.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus triformis Engelm.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus triglumis L.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus trigonocarpus Steud.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus turkestanicus V.I.Krecz. & Gontsch.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus tyraicus V. Novik.	Accepted		TRO
Juncus uncialis Greene	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus uniflorus W.W.Sm.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus uruguensis Griseb.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus usitatus L.A.S.Johnson	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus vaginatus R.Br.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus × valbrayi H.Lév.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus validus Coville	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus valvatus Link	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus vaseyi Engelm.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus venturianus Castillón	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus virens Buchenau	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus wallichianus J.Gay ex Laharpe	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus xiphioides E.Mey.	Accepted		IOPI
Juncus yui S.Y.Bao	Accepted		IOPI

Statistics

The Plant List includes 959 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus Juncus. Of these 347 are accepted species names.

The Plant List includes a further 942 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus Juncus. We do not intend The Plant List to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. These are primarily included because names of species rank are synonyms of accepted infraspecific names.

Species names

The status of the 959 species names for the genus Juncus recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

	Status	Total
◕	Accepted	347	36.2%
◕	Synonym	579	60.4%
◕	Unplaced	0	0%
◕	Unassessed	33	3.4%

All names

The status of the 1,901 names (including infraspecific names) for the genus Juncus recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

	Status	Total
◕	Accepted	418	22.0%
◕	Synonym	1,450	76.3%
◕	Unplaced	0	0%
◕	Unassessed	33	1.7%

Of these names,

• 19 are recorded as invalid
• 103 are recorded as illegitimate

The confidence with which the status of the 959 species names recorded in The Plant List for the genus Juncus, are assigned as follows:

	Confidence level	Accepted	Synonym	Unplaced	Unassessed	Total
	High confidence	343	548	0	0	891	92.9%
	Medium confidence	4	31	0	0	35	3.6%
	Low confidence	0	0	0	33	33	3.4%

The source of the species name record found in The Plant List for the genus Juncus, are as follows: