Sharp-Flowered Rush

Juncus acutiflorus

Ehrh. ex Hoffm. Species

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Botanical name
Juncus acutiflorus
Also known as
Sharp-Flowered Rush
Family
Juncaceae
Genus
Juncus
Reference
World Flora Online

How to grow Sharp-Flowered Rush

We have not written a growing guide for this species yet.

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Other names for this plant

These names have all been used for Juncus acutiflorus but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.

Juncus acutiflorus subsp. genuinus Juncus acutiflorus var. brevirostris Juncus acutiflorus var. genuinus Juncus acutiflorus var. microcephalus Juncus acutiflorus var. multiflorus Juncus articulatus f. acutiflorus Juncus brevirostris Juncus foliosus Juncus lampocarpus var. acutiflorus Juncus sylvaticus prol. brevirostris Juncus sylvaticus subvar. brevirostris Juncus sylvaticus unranked brevirostris Juncus sylvaticus var. brevirostris Phylloschoenus acutiflorus

Others in Juncus

Juncus × alpiniformis
Juncus arcticus subsp. grubovii
Juncus × diffusus
Juncus × ruhmeri
Juncus acuminatus
Tapered Rush
Juncus allioides
Juncus alpinoarticulatus subsp. rariflorus
Juncus aridicola
Tussock Rush

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