Juncus bufonius L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 328 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Temp. & Subtropical to Tropical Mountains. It is an annual and grows primarily in the temperate biome. It is used to treat unspecified medicinal disorders, as animal food and a medicine and has environmental uses.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Alabama, Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Algeria, Altay, Amur, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Arizona, Arkansas, Assam, Austria, Azores, Bahamas, Baleares, Baltic States, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Bolivia, Borneo, Brazil South, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, California, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Central European Rus, Chad, Chile Central, Chile North, Chile South, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Chita, Colombia, Colorado, Connecticut, Corse, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, East Himalaya, Ecuador, Egypt, Ethiopia, Falkland Is., Finland, Florida, France, Free State, Føroyar, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Guatemala, Hainan, Hawaii, Hungary, Iceland, Illinois, India, Indiana, Inner Mongolia, Iowa, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Irkutsk, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Juan Fernández Is., Kamchatka, Kansas, Kazakhstan, Kentucky, Kenya, Khabarovsk, Kirgizstan, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Kriti, Krym, Kuril Is., Labrador, Lebanon-Syria, Leeward Is., Libya, Louisiana, Madagascar, Madeira, Magadan, Maine, Manchuria, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexican Pacific Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mongolia, Montana, Morocco, Myanmar, Nebraska, Nepal, Netherlands, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New South Wales, New York, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Newfoundland, North Carolina, North Caucasus, North Dakota, North European Russi, Northern Territory, Northwest European R, Northwest Territorie, Norway, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pakistan, Palestine, Paraguay, Pennsylvania, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Primorye, Prince Edward I., Qinghai, Queensland, Québec, Rhode I., Romania, Rwanda, Sakhalin, Sardegna, Saskatchewan, Sicilia, Sinai, Socotra, South Australia, South Dakota, South European Russi, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Taiwan, Tasmania, Tennessee, Texas, Thailand, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Tristan da Cunha, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Tuva, Uganda, Ukraine, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vermont, Victoria, Vietnam, Virginia, Washington, West Himalaya, West Siberia, West Virginia, Western Australia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Xinjiang, Yakutskiya, Yemen, Yugoslavia

Introduced into:

Amsterdam-St.Paul Is, Bermuda, Crozet Is., Norfolk Is., St.Helena

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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PAFTOL

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

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Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

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Useful Plants of Boyacá Project

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Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Britton, N. (1918). Flora of Bermuda: 1-585. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York.
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  • Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Frenot, Y., Chown, S.L., Whinam, J., Selkirk, P.M., Convey, P., Skotnicki, M. & Bergstrom,D.M. (2005). Biological invasions in the Antarctic: extent, impacts and implications. Biological Reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society 80: 45-72.
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Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

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Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Apr 17, 2023 Barkley, F.A. [7372] Iraq K001635512 Yes
Merrill, E.D. [7794] Philippines K002398151 Yes
[J. Sourtes] [265] United Kingdom K003165756 Yes
[R. M.] [s.d.] United Kingdom K003165790 Yes
Fraser, J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003165757 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003165764 Yes
Taylor, P.G. [0118] United Kingdom K003165781 Yes
Wilson, K.L.; Wilson, A. [10608] Australia K001589257 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003165739 Yes
Stensvold, M.C. [11654] United Kingdom K003165748 Yes
[M.] [s.n.] United Kingdom K003165780 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [20115] United Kingdom K003165761 Yes
Cope, T.A. [RBG 155] United Kingdom K000914489 Yes
[W. B. Turrill] [s.n.] United Kingdom K003165759 Yes
Garcia, R. [5649] Spain K001905370 No
Turrill, W.B. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003165735 Yes
Britton, C.E.; Cryer, J. [1633] United Kingdom K003165786 Yes
Joad, G.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003165778 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003165763 Yes
C. E. T. [Walkley] [H1369] United Kingdom K003165744 Yes
McCallum-Webster, M. [7138] United States K003165783 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003165737 Yes
Montford, H.M.; Summerhayes, V.S.; Turrill, W.B. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003165771 Yes
Jolinon, J.-C. [966] French Southern and Antarctic Lands K001611268 Yes
Turrill, W.B. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003165747 Yes
Devis, H.F. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003165740 Yes
Hubbard, C.E.; Turrill, W.B. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003165749 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003165733 Yes
Turrill, W.B. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003165774 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E. [241] United Kingdom K003165760 Yes
Skan, S.A. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003165765 Yes
Britton, C.E. [1308] United Kingdom K003165746 Yes
Joad, G.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003165779 Yes
Bourgeau, E. [492] Spain K002892125 Yes
Gershoy, A. [7822] United States K001614308 Yes
Williams, E.F.; Fernald, M.L. [s.n.] Canada K000307591 Isotype Yes
Lourteig, A.; Cour, P. [69] French Southern and Antarctic Lands K001572100 Yes
Noël, P. [86] French Southern and Antarctic Lands K001572174 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Portugal K002892115 Yes
Brummitt, R.K. [5311] United Kingdom K003165767 Yes
Murray, R.P. [s.n.] Spain K002892121 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [12103] United Kingdom K003165734 Yes
Webb, P.B. [s.n.] Spain K002892124 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003165754 Yes
Lyall [s.n.] Chile K001651686 Yes
Skan, S.A. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003165766 Yes
Joad, G.C. [s.n.] K003165777 Yes
[H. M. Mentford] [s.n.] United Kingdom K003165768 Yes
Fraser, J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003165745 Yes
Darwell, L. [s.n.] K003165742 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Portugal K002892117 Yes
McCallum-Webster, M. [8898] United Kingdom K003165784 Yes
Turrill, W.B. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003165738 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003165782 Yes
Summerhayes, V.S. [33] United Kingdom K003165741 Yes
C.E.B. [2328] United Kingdom K003165752 Yes
Hunt, T.C. [s.n.] Portugal K002892119 Yes
C.E.B. [2328] United Kingdom K003165772 Yes
Montford, H.M.; Summerhayes, V.S.; Turrill, W.B. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003165769 Yes
Hubbard, C.E.; Turrill, W.B. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003165762 Yes
Murray, R.P. [s.n.] Spain K002892123 Yes
Murray, B.V. [s.n.] Spain K002892122 Yes
Makins, F.K. [1886 G] United Kingdom K003165785 Yes
Riddelsdell, H.J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003165791 Yes
Turrill, W.B. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003165770 Yes
Sutcliffe, J.E. [1526] K003165787 Yes
Godman, F.D. [2628] Portugal K002892118 Yes
Fraser, J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003165775 Yes
Skan, S.A. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003165758 Yes
Britton, C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003165743 Yes
Jury, S.L.; Tahiri, B.; Upson, T.M. [14673] Morocco K002892109 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8997] India K001132072 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003165750 Yes
Vogel [s.n.] Portugal K002892116 Yes
Smith, J.M.B. [s.n.] Malaysia K002398124 Yes
Czeczott, H. [57] Spain K002892126 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8997] India K001132073 Unknown Type Material Yes
C.E.B. [2328] United Kingdom K003165753 Yes
C.E.B. [2328] United Kingdom K003165751 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003165789 Yes
Summerhayes, V.S. [1272] United Kingdom K003165736 Yes
Fraser, J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003165773 Yes
Lewis, G.P. [680] United Kingdom K003165776 Yes
Turrill, W.B. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003165788 Yes
Salick; Alim; Benidict [9023] Malaysia K002398123 Yes

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