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Juncus bufonius L., Sp. Pl. 328 1753. (syn: Juncus aletaiensis K.F.Wu; Juncus bilineatus Gand.; Juncus bufonius var. alpinus Schur ……………..; Juncus bufonum Bubani [Illegitimate]; Juncus cespifolius Raf.; Juncus congestus S. Watson; Juncus creticus Raf.; Juncus divaricatus Gilib. [Invalid]; Juncus erythropodus V.I.Krecz.; Juncus fasciatus Lojac.; Juncus inaequalis Willd. ex E. Mey.; Juncus istriacus Gand.; Juncus juzepczukii V.I.Krecz. & Gontsch.; Juncus leptocladus Hayata; Juncus plebeius R.Br.; Juncus prolifer Kunth; Juncus pumilus Raf.; Tenageia bufonia (L.) Fourr.);
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Common name: Toad rush
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Small pale coloured tufted herb; stems slender, branching from base; leaves linear-setaceous, lower several, 1-5 cm long, upper much smaller with hyaline margin, with sheathing base; inflorescence a subsimple raceme to much branched panicle with distant flowers; flowers nearly sessile, single or 2-3 at each node, greenish to straw coloured; perianth pale green with hyaline margin; stamens 6; capsule oblong, yellow to brownish; seeds reddish-brown, ovoid to rounded.
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Juncus bufonius from Ek Tal Lake, Morni, Haryana: .
Poaceae, Cyperaceae and Juncaceae Week :: Juncaceae: Juncus bufonius? from Morni Hills- NS 55 : Attachments (4). 5 posts by 3 authors.
I am closing my uploads for this week with the last validation request for this plant, shot from Morni Hills, Tikkar Taal.. is this Juncus bufonius??
Hope to come back for similar episode in future with some better pics and unique finds.. It does look like the plant in … post – https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en&fromgroups=#!topic/indiantreepix/EW9jKTmmYLM. And –
Fl Br Ind informs it is the only annual Juncus, distributed in Northern India. The plant is slender much dichotomously branched from the base upwards, cymes numerous…… Thanks for concluding the id .. Please validate Id as Juncus bufonius. I think you are right … .
Habit: Herbarium
Location: Kota Rajasthan
Date: 06022026 Looks good. What are the species reported from your area? this is reported in flora of Rajasthan Is this the only species reported? Yes Sir Only 2 sps. are listed for Rajasthan : JJuncus bufonius Linn. and Juncus maritimus Lamarck, and the closest is Juncus bufonius Linn., however petals look longer.
 Juncus bufonius ?: 3 high res. images including above 2. Habitat: Pond side Habit: Herbarium
Location: Kota Rajasthan
Date: 06022026
Confirmed as per Pls confirm Juncus bufonius?
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Juncus bufonius
Updated on March 22, 2026