Bayonet Rush

Juncus militaris

Bigelow Species

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Botanical name
Juncus militaris
Also known as
Bayonet Rush, Jointed Bog Rush
Family
Juncaceae
Genus
Juncus
Reference
World Flora Online

How to grow Bayonet Rush

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Other names for this plant

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

Juncus militaris f. bifrons Juncus militaris f. militaris Juncus militaris f. subnudus Tristemon stellatum var. paradoxum Tristemon stellatus Tristemon stellatus var. bigelowii Tristemon stellatus var. paradoxus

Others in Juncus

Juncus × alpiniformis
Juncus × gracilescens
Juncus × ruhmeri
Juncus acuminatus
Tapered Rush
Juncus alpinoarticulatus subsp. rariflorus
Juncus antarcticus
Juncus arcticus subsp. arcticus
Juncus arcticus subsp. grubovii

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