Juncus

genus of plants
Taxon taxon Q158480
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Juncus

Summary

Juncus is a taxon[1]. Juncus ranks in the top 0.76% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (479 views/month, #1,490 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Juncus's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Juncus is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Juncus is classified within Juncaceae[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Juncus is Juncus[6].
  • Juncus's Commons category is recorded as Juncus[7].
  • The taxonomic type of Juncus is Juncus acutus[8].
  • Juncus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Juncus[9].
  • Juncus's Commons gallery is recorded as Juncus[10].
  • Juncus's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa[11].
  • Juncus's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 13(3)[12].
  • Juncus's described by source is recorded as The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[13].
  • Juncus's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=6226[14].
  • Juncus's this taxon is source of is recorded as rush[15].
  • Juncus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Rush'}[16].
  • Juncus is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Vihvilät'}[17].
  • Juncus is commonly known as {'lang': 'frr', 'text': 'Rosken'}[18].
  • Juncus is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Ситник'}[19].
  • Juncus is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Rus'}[20].
  • Juncus is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '灯心草属'}[21].
  • Juncus is commonly known as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'سل'}[22].
  • Juncus is commonly known as {'lang': 'azb', 'text': 'قیندیرقا'}[23].
  • Juncus is commonly known as {'lang': 'be', 'text': 'Сітнік'}[24].
  • Juncus is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'sítina'}[25].
  • Juncus is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Siv'}[26].
  • Juncus is commonly known as {'lang': 'eo', 'text': 'Junko'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Juncus is Juncus[6]. Juncus is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Juncus belongs to the parent taxon Juncaceae[5]. The taxonomic type of Juncus is Juncus acutus[8]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Rush'}[16], {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Vihvilät'}[17], {'lang': 'frr', 'text': 'Rosken'}[18], {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Ситник'}[19], {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Rus'}[20], and {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '灯心草属'}[21].

Identifiers

Juncus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 13578[28]. Juncus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 29910[29]. Juncus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2701072[30]. Juncus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 39220[31].

Why It Matters

Juncus ranks in the top 0.76% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (479 views/month, #1,490 of 195,241).[2] Juncus has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] Juncus is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Genera Plantarum. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Genera Plantarum. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [28] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [31] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [29] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [30] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . Nederlands Soortenregister. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . Families and genera of Chinese angiosperms: a synoptic classification based on APG III. Retrieved . efloras.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon rank genus
    Has fruit type capsule
    Taxonomic type Juncus acutus
    Different from SIT
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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