Taxon:  Juncus acutus L.



Summary
Genus:
Juncus
Family:
Juncaceae
Nomen number:
447103
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 1:325.  1753
Verified:
09/08/2004 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Balslev, H. 1996. Juncaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 68:73-74.
  2. Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
  3. Boulos, L. 1995. Flora of Egypt checklist.
  4. Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
  5. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
  6. Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: higher plants of California
  7. Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 2: Juncus subg. Juncus. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 7:6-8.
  8. Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
  9. Quézel, P. & S. Santa. 1962-1963. Nouvelle flore de l'Algerie.
  10. Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.
  11. Shreve, F. & I. L. Wiggins. 1964. Vegetation and flora of the Sonoran desert.
  12. Snogerup, S. 1993. A revision of Juncus subgen. Juncus (Juncaceae). Willdenowia 23:37.
  13. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
  14. Valdés, B. et al., eds. 2002. Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du nord du Maroc, incluant des clés d'identification
  15. Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
  16. Wiggins, I. L. 1980. Flora of Baja California.
  17. Zohary, M. & N. Feinbrun-Dothan. 1966-. Flora palaestina.
  18. Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74.
  19. International Seed Testing Association wild species list
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishsharp rush  1Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
Englishspiny rush  1Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: higher plants of California
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAfricaMacaronesiaCabo Verde  Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 2: Juncus subg. Juncus. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 7:6-8.
1NativeAfricaMacaronesiaPortugalAzores Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 2: Juncus subg. Juncus. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 7:6-8.
1NativeAfricaMacaronesiaPortugalMadeira Islands Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 2: Juncus subg. Juncus. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 7:6-8.
1NativeAfricaMacaronesiaSpainCanarias Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 2: Juncus subg. Juncus. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 7:6-8.
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaAlgeria  Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 2: Juncus subg. Juncus. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 7:6-8.
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaEgypt  Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 2: Juncus subg. Juncus. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 7:6-8.
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaLibya  Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 2: Juncus subg. Juncus. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 7:6-8.
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaMorocco  Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 2: Juncus subg. Juncus. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 7:6-8.
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaTunisia  Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 2: Juncus subg. Juncus. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 7:6-8.
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaCape Province Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 2: Juncus subg. Juncus. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 7:6-8.
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaFree State Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 2: Juncus subg. Juncus. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 7:6-8.
1NativeAsia-TemperateArabian PeninsulaKuwait  Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 2: Juncus subg. Juncus. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 7:6-8.
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusArmenia  Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 2: Juncus subg. Juncus. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 7:6-8.
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusAzerbaijan  Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 2: Juncus subg. Juncus. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 7:6-8.
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusGeorgia  Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 2: Juncus subg. Juncus. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 7:6-8.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaCyprus  Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 2: Juncus subg. Juncus. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 7:6-8.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaEgyptSinai Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 2: Juncus subg. Juncus. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 7:6-8.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIran  Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 2: Juncus subg. Juncus. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 7:6-8.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIraq  Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 2: Juncus subg. Juncus. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 7:6-8.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIsrael  Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 2: Juncus subg. Juncus. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 7:6-8.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaJordan  Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 2: Juncus subg. Juncus. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 7:6-8.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaLebanon  Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 2: Juncus subg. Juncus. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 7:6-8.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaTurkey  Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 2: Juncus subg. Juncus. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 7:6-8.
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeIreland  Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 2: Juncus subg. Juncus. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 7:6-8.
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeUnited Kingdom  Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 2: Juncus subg. Juncus. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 7:6-8.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeAlbania  Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 2: Juncus subg. Juncus. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 7:6-8.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeFormer Yugoslavia  Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 2: Juncus subg. Juncus. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 7:6-8.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeGreece incl. CreteKirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 2: Juncus subg. Juncus. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 7:6-8.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly incl. Sardinia, SicilyKirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 2: Juncus subg. Juncus. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 7:6-8.
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance incl. CorsicaKirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 2: Juncus subg. Juncus. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 7:6-8.
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropePortugal  Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 2: Juncus subg. Juncus. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 7:6-8.
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain incl. BalearesKirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 2: Juncus subg. Juncus. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 7:6-8.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoBaja California (Norte) Wiggins, I. L. 1980. Flora of Baja California.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoPuebla Balslev, H. 1996. Juncaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 68:73-74.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthwestern U.S.A.United StatesArizonas.FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthwestern U.S.A.United StatesCalifornias.FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthwestern U.S.A.United StatesNevada FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazil s.Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 2: Juncus subg. Juncus. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 7:6-8.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanBermuda  Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 2: Juncus subg. Juncus. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 7:6-8.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentina  Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 2: Juncus subg. Juncus. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 7:6-8.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaChile  Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 2: Juncus subg. Juncus. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 7:6-8.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaUruguay  Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 2: Juncus subg. Juncus. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 7:6-8.
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustralia  Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 2: Juncus subg. Juncus. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 7:6-8.
4NaturalizedAustralasiaNew ZealandNew Zealand  Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 2: Juncus subg. Juncus. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 7:6-8.
Native
Africa
  • MACARONESIA: Cabo Verde, Spain [Canarias], Portugal [Azores, Madeira Islands]
  • NORTHERN AFRICA: Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA: South Africa [Cape Province, Free State]
Asia-Temperate
  • ARABIAN PENINSULA: Kuwait
  • WESTERN ASIA: Cyprus, Egypt [Sinai], Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey
  • CAUCASUS: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia
Europe
  • NORTHERN EUROPE: United Kingdom, Ireland
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Former Yugoslavia, Albania, Greece (incl. Crete), Italy (incl. Sardinia, Sicily)
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain (incl. Baleares), France (incl. Corsica), Portugal
Northern America
  • SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arizona (s.), California (s.), Nevada]
  • NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Baja California (Norte)]
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Puebla]
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: Bermuda
  • BRAZIL: Brazil (s.)
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina, Chile, Uruguay
Naturalized
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia
  • NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand

Reference(s)
  1. Balslev, H. 1996. Juncaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 68:73-74.
  2. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
  3. Kirschner, J. 2002. Juncaceae 2: Juncus subg. Juncus. In: Orchard, A. E., ed., Species Plantarum: Flora of the World. 7:6-8.
  4. Wiggins, I. L. 1980. Flora of Baja California.
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Weed  Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=447103. Accessed 25 September 2026.