Plantae > Tracheophyta > Liliopsida > Poales > Juncaceae

Juncaceae

Wikipedia Abstract

The Juncaceae, the rush family, are a monocotyledonous family of flowering plants of eight genera and about 464 known species. Members of the Juncaceae are slow-growing, rhizomatous, herbaceous plants, and they may superficially resemble grasses and sedges. They often grow on infertile soils in a wide range of moisture conditions. The most well-known and largest genus is Juncus. Most of the Juncus species grow exclusively in wetland habitats. A few rushes are annuals, but most are perennials. The fruit is usually a nonfleshy, three-sectioned dehiscent capsule containing many seeds.
View Wikipedia Record: Juncaceae

Genus

Distichia (4)
Elasmotropis (1)
Juncoides (2)
Juncus (rush) (512)   (3)   (1)
Luzula (woodrush) (176)   (1)
Marsippospermum (4)
Oreojuncus (2)
Oxychloe (6)
Patosia (1)
Rostkovia (4)

(...) = Species count
(...) = Endangered count
(...) = Invasive count

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0