Juncus acutus
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| Internal ID | UUID64402703724bc571512707 |
| Scientific name | Juncus acutus |
| Authority | L. |
| First published in | Sp. Pl. : 325 (1753) |
General Uses Top
Suggest a correction!Common products:
- Ornamental and restoration plantings: Juncus acutus is sold as an ornamental emergent aquatic plant and used in wetland habitat creation and restoration. It is also employed in constructed wetlands and phytoremediation programs where its tolerance to salinity and waterlogged conditions is valued.
Scientific/model-organism use:
- Research organism: The species is used in ecological and physiological studies of halophytes and wetland vegetation, including comparative genomics and physiological experiments in saline and flooded environments.
Properties relevant to use:
- Physiological traits enabling use: High salinity and waterlogging tolerance, accumulation of ions (especially Na+) in aboveground tissues, clonal growth and rhizome propagation, and architectural stiffness of mature stems; these traits underpin its use in restoration planting and constructed wetland systems.
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
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| Juncus acutus var. decompositus | Guss. | Enum. Pl. Inarim. 345. 1854 |
| Juncus acutus subsp. decompositus | (Guss.) Arcang. | Comp. Fl. Ital. 715. 1882 (1882) |
| Juncus acutus var. effusus | Buchenau | Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 12: 250. 1890 |
| Juncus acutus var. longibracteatus | Buchenau | Fl. Orient. 5: 354. 1882 |
| Juncus acutus subsp. multibracteatus | (Tineo) K.Richt. | Pl. Eur. 1: 179. 1890 (1890) |
| Juncus multibracteatus | Tineo ex Guss. | Fl. Sicul. Prodr. Suppl.(1): 105. 1832 |
| Juncus acutus subsp. variegatus | (Caruel) Nyman | Consp. Fl. Eur. 746. 1882 (1882) |
| Juncus maritimus subsp. acutus | (L.) Douin | Fl. Ill. France 11: 59 (1931) |
| Juncus acutus var. conglobatus | Trautv. | Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada 5: 480 (1878) |
| Juncus acutus var. conglomeratus | Buchenau | Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 12: 250 (1890) |
| Juncus acutus unranked megalocarpus | Asch. & Graebn. | Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 2(2): 453 (1904) |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
|---|---|
| English | spiny rush |
| Spanish | juncus multibracteatus |
| Spanish | junquilla |
| Spanish | hunco |
| Spanish | junco con borla |
| Spanish | junco silvestre |
| Spanish | junco espinoso |
| Spanish | junco con flueque |
| Arabic | أسل مدبب |
| Arabic | نبات السمار |
| Arabic | سمار |
| Arabic | الأَسَلُ الشَّائِكُ |
| Arabic | نمص |
| Arabic | اسل |
| Arabic | وصال |
| Arabic | بردي |
| Arabic | حشيشة السمار |
| Arabic | أسل حاد |
| Arabic | السمار |
| Azerbaijani | İti cıq |
| Bulgarian | остра дзука |
| Catalan | jonc piquant |
| Czech | sítina hrotolistá |
| Welsh | brwynen lem |
| Welsh | brwynen lem brwyn llym |
| German | jonc piquant |
| German | stechende binse |
| Persian | سمار |
| Finnish | pistinvihvilä |
| French | jonc piquant |
| Irish | luachair bhiorach |
| Hebrew | סמר חד |
| Armenian | Կնյուն սուր |
| Kabyle | talgit |
| Lithuanian | jonc piquant |
| Russian | Ситник острый |
| Slovenian | ostro ločje |
| Swedish | jonc piquant |
Subspecies (abbr. subsp./ssp.) Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| Juncus acutus subsp. acutus | Unknown | |
| Juncus acutus subsp. leopoldii | (Parl.) Snogerup | Bot. Not. 130: 187 (1978) |
Germination/Propagation Top
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No germination or propagation data was added yet.
Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
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Macaronesia
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Northern Africa
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- Tunisia
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- Great Britain
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Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0000775729 |
| USDA Plants | JUAC2 |
| Tropicos | 16900118 |
| INPN | 104104 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:442636-1 |
| The Plant List | kew-314275 |
| PFAF | Juncus acutus |
| Open Tree Of Life | 437972 |
| Observations.org | 119012 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 308385 |
| NBN Atlas | NBNSYS0000002227 |
| Nature Serve | 2.132207 |
| IUCN Red List | 164329 |
| IPNI | 442636-1 |
| iNaturalist | 77550 |
| GBIF | 2701632 |
| Freebase | /m/043q70j |
| EPPO | IUNAC |
| EOL | 632799 |
| Calflora (Californian flora) | 10027 |
| USDA GRIN | 447103 |
| Wikipedia | Juncus_acutus |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
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Scientific Literature Top
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| Overview of Ethnobotanical–Pharmacological Studies Carried Out on Medicinal Plants from the Serra da Estrela Natural Park: Focus on Their Antidiabetic Potential | Lahlou RA, Carvalho F, Pereira MJ, Lopes J, Silva LR | Pharmaceutics | 25-Mar-2024 |
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| Unraveling endophytic diversity in dioecious Siraitia grosvenorii: implications for mogroside production | Tamang A, Kaur A, Thakur D, Thakur A, Thakur BK, Shivani, Swarnkar M, Pal PK, Hallan V, Pandey SS | Appl Microbiol Biotechnol | 01-Mar-2024 |
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| Camel urine as a potential source of bioactive molecules showing their efficacy against pathogens: A systematic review | Amina R, Habiba R, Abouddihaj B | Saudi J Biol Sci | 25-Feb-2024 |
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| Site occupation and range expansion by the endangered, Mexican microendemic San Quintín Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys gravipes) | Andrade-Sánchez J, Mellink E, Riojas-López ME, Tremor S, Vanderplank SE | J Mammal | 22-Dec-2023 |
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| Ethnobotanical contributions to global fishing communities: a review | Mendoza JN, Hanazaki N, Prūse B, Martini A, Bittner MV, Kochalski S, Macusi E, Ciriaco A, Mattalia G, Sõukand R | J Ethnobiol Ethnomed | 02-Dec-2023 |
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| Using Mediterranean Native Plants for the Phytoremediation of Mining Sites: An Overview of the Past and Present, and Perspectives for the Future | Boi ME, Fois M, Podda L, Porceddu M, Bacchetta G | Plants (Basel) | 10-Nov-2023 |
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| Screening of Phytochemical, Antimicrobial, and Antioxidant Properties of Juncus acutus from Northeastern Morocco | Hammouti Y, Elbouzidi A, Taibi M, Bellaouchi R, Loukili EH, Bouhrim M, Noman OM, Mothana RA, Ibrahim MN, Asehraou A, El Guerrouj B, Addi M | Life (Basel) | 29-Oct-2023 |
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| Road Impact on Plant Colonization in the Arid Timanfaya National Park | Bernardos M, Cornejo NS, Torres Hassan AD, Cabrera R, Arévalo JR | Plants (Basel) | 13-Oct-2023 |
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| The most polyphagous insect herbivore? Host plant associations of the Meadow spittlebug, Philaenus spumarius (L.) | Thompson V, Harkin C, Stewart AJ | PLoS One | 04-Oct-2023 |
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| Traditional knowledge 10 min far from Barcelona: ethnobotanical study in the Llobregat river delta (Catalonia, NE Iberian Peninsula), a heavily anthropized agricultural area | Marín J, Garnatje T, Vallès J | J Ethnobiol Ethnomed | 26-Sep-2023 |
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| Evaluation of Anticancer Activity of 76 Plant Species Collected in Andalusia (Spain) against Lung Cancer Cells | Jiménez-González V, Benítez G, Pastor JE, López-Lázaro M, Calderón-Montaño JM | Plants (Basel) | 15-Sep-2023 |
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| ROS Homeostasis and Antioxidants in the Halophytic Plants and Seeds | Pirasteh-Anosheh H, Samadi M, Kazemeini SA, Ozturk M, Ludwiczak A, Piernik A | Plants (Basel) | 22-Aug-2023 |
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| Fungal Planet description sheets: 1478–1549 | Crous PW, Osieck ER, Shivas RG, Tan YP, Bishop-Hurley SL, Esteve-Raventós F, Larsson E, Luangsa-ard JJ, Pancorbo F, Balashov S, Baseia IG, Boekhout T, Chandranayaka S, Cowan DA, Cruz RH, Czachura P, De la Peña-Lastra S, Dovana F, Drury B, Fell J, Flakus A, Fotedar R, Jurjević Ž, Kolecka A, Mack J, Maggs-Kölling G, Mahadevakumar S, Mateos A, Mongkolsamrit S, Noisripoom W, Plaza M, Overy DP, Piątek M, Sandoval-Denis M, Vauras J, Wingfield MJ, Abell SE, Ahmadpour A, Akulov A, Alavi F, Alavi Z, Altés A, Alvarado P, Anand G, Ashtekar N, Assyov B, Banc-Prandi G, Barbosa KD, Barreto GG, Bellanger JM, Bezerra JL, Bhat DJ, Bilański P, Bose T, Bozok F, Chaves J, Costa-Rezende DH, Danteswari C, Darmostuk V, Delgado G, Denman S, Eichmeier A, Etayo J, Eyssartier G, Faulwetter S, Ganga KG, Ghosta Y, Goh J, Góis JS, Gramaje D, Granit L, Groenewald M, Gulden G, Gusmão LF, Hammerbacher A, Heidarian Z, Hywel-Jones N, Jankowiak R, Kaliyaperumal M, Kaygusuz O, Kezo K, Khonsanit A, Kumar S, Kuo CH, Læssøe T, Latha KP, Loizides M, Luo SM, Maciá-Vicente JG, Manimohan P, Marbach PA, Marinho P, Marney TS, Marques G, Martín MP, Miller AN, Mondello F, Moreno G, Mufeeda KT, Mun HY, Nau T, Nkomo T, Okrasińska A, Oliveira JP, Oliveira RL, Ortiz DA, Pawłowska J, Pérez-De-Gregorio MÀ, Podile AR, Portugal A, Privitera N, Rajeshkumar KC, Rauf I, Rian B, Rigueiro-Rodríguez A, Rivas-Torres GF, Rodriguez-Flakus P, Romero-Gordillo M, Saar I, Saba M, Santos CD, Sarma PV, Siquier JL, Sleiman S, Spetik M, Sridhar KR, Stryjak-Bogacka M, Szczepańska K, Taşkın H, Tennakoon DS, Thanakitpipattana D, Trovão J, Türkekul İ, van Iperen AL, van ’t Hof P, Vasquez G, Visagie CM, Wingfield BD, Wong PT, Yang WX, Yarar M, Yarden O, Yilmaz N, Zhang N, Zhu YN, Groenewald JZ | Persoonia | 29-Jun-2023 |
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| Luteolin Isolated from Juncus acutus L., a Potential Remedy for Human Coronavirus 229E | Hakem A, Desmarets L, Sahli R, Malek RB, Camuzet C, François N, Lefèvre G, Samaillie J, Moureu S, Sahpaz S, Belouzard S, Ksouri R, Séron K, Rivière C | Molecules | 23-May-2023 |
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| Distinguishing features of Lycium L. species (family Solanaceae) distributed in Egypt based on their anatomical, metabolic, molecular, and ecological characteristics | Ragab OG, Mamdouh D, Bedair R, Smetanska I, Gruda NS, Yousif SK, Omer RM, Althobaiti AT, Abd El-Raouf HS, El-Taher AM, El-Sayed AS, Eldemerdash MM | Front Plant Sci | 12-May-2023 |
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