Genus
Juncus (Rushes)
Juncus lesueurii. Photo: (c) David Hofmann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
Juncus is a genus of monocotyledonous flowering plants, commonly known as rushes. It is the largest genus in the family Juncaceae, containing around 300 species.
- Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Plantae (Plants)
- Phylum: Tracheophyta (Vascular plants)
- Subphylum: Angiospermae (Flowering plants)
- Class: Liliopsida (Monocots)
- Order: Poales (Grasses, sedges, cattails, and allies)
- Family: Juncaceae (Rushes and allies)
- Genus: Juncus (Rushes)
- Species: Juncus xiphioides (Irisleaf rush)
- Species: Juncus tenuis (Slender path rush)
- Species: Juncus hesperius (Lamp rush)
- Species: Juncus balticus (Baltic rush)
- Species: Juncus patens (Spreading rush)
- Species: Juncus ensifolius (Dagger rush)
- Species: Juncus parryi (Parry's rush)
- Species: Juncus bolanderi (Bolander's rush)
- Species: Juncus bufonius (Toad rush)
- Species: Juncus breweri (Salt rush)
- Species: Juncus lesueurii (San francisco rush)
- Species: Juncus effusus (Soft rush)
- Genus: Juncus (Rushes)
- Family: Juncaceae (Rushes and allies)
- Order: Poales (Grasses, sedges, cattails, and allies)
- Class: Liliopsida (Monocots)
- Subphylum: Angiospermae (Flowering plants)
- Phylum: Tracheophyta (Vascular plants)
- Kingdom: Plantae (Plants)
