Juncus × alpiniformis
Tapered Rush
Juncus acuminatus
Michx. Species
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- Botanical name
- Juncus acuminatus
- Also known as
- Knotty-Leaved Rush, Sharp-Fruit Rush, Sharp-Fruited Rush, Taper-Tip Rush, Tapered Rush, Tapertip Rush, Tufted Rush
- Family
- Juncaceae
- Genus
- Juncus
- Reference
- World Flora Online
How to grow Tapered Rush
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Other names for this plant
These names have all been used for Juncus acuminatus but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.
Juncus acuminatus f. acuminatus
Juncus acuminatus f. obtusatus
Juncus acuminatus f. sphaerocephalus
Juncus acuminatus var. acuminatus
Juncus acuminatus var. legitimus
Juncus acuminatus var. multiceps
Juncus bolanderi var. riparius
Juncus fraternus
Juncus multiceps
Juncus multiceps
Juncus paradoxus
Juncus polycephalos var. paradoxus
Juncus polycephalus var. paradoxus
Juncus pondii
Juncus sylvaticus
Tristemon albus
Tristemon macrocarpon
Others in Juncus
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