Glabrous herbs, generally occurring in wet places. Leaves flat or cylindric, sometimes
septate. Inflorescence compound, paniculate, bracteate; bracteoles
sometimes present immediately below and clasping the flower. Perianth
segments free, ovate or lanceolate, entire, persistent.
Worldwide: c.300 species, more or less cosmopolitan but rare in the tropics
Flora of Burundi: Juncus Flora of the DRC: Juncus Flora of Malawi: Juncus Flora of Mozambique: Juncus Flora of Rwanda: Juncus Flora of Zambia: Juncus Flora of Zimbabwe: Juncus
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Juncus BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Juncus EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Juncus GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Juncus Google: Web - Images - Scholar iNaturalist: Juncus IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Juncus JSTOR Plant Science: Juncus Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Juncus Plants of the World Online: Juncus Tropicos: Juncus Wikipedia: Juncus