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Juncus acutus
Spiny rush · Juncaceae
Common names: Oštri sit, Sharp rush.
Juncus acutus, the spiny rush, sharp rush or sharp-pointed rush, is a flowering plant in the monocot family Juncaceae.
JuncaceaePerennialUS native
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About Spiny rush
Juncus acutus, the spiny rush, sharp rush or sharp-pointed rush, is a flowering plant in the monocot family Juncaceae.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Growing & care
Growing guide coming soon. Our editors haven't written verified care details for this plant yet. Native range and classification are shown below.
| Native range | Albania, Algeria, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Arizona, Ascension, Baleares, Bermuda, Brazil South, California, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Chile North, Chile South, Corse, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Egypt, France, Free State, Great Britain, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Juan Fernández Is., Kriti, Kuwait, KwaZulu-Natal, Lebanon-Syria, Lesotho, Libya, Madeira, Mexico Northwest, Morocco, Namibia, Nevada, North Caucasus, NW. Balkan Pen., Palestine, Portugal, Sardegna, Sicilia, Sinai, Spain, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Türkiye, Türkiye-in-Europe, Uruguay, Western Sahara |
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| Toxicity | Pets: Not documented · People: Not documented |
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