Juncus inflexus

Juncus inflexus L., Sp. Pl. 326 1753. (syn: Juncus acutissimus (Buchenau) Adamson; Juncus angelisii Ten.; Juncus cyprius H.Linb.; Juncus deangelisii Bertol. [Invalid]; Juncus depauperatus Ten.; Juncus diaphragmarius Brot.; Juncus elatus Steud.; Juncus equisetosus Dumort.; Juncus glaucescens Laharpe; Juncus glaucus Sibth. [Illegitimate]; Juncus glaucus Ehrh. ex P.Gaertn., B.Mey. & Scherb. [Illegitimate]; Juncus glaucus var. acutissimus Buchenau; Juncus glaucus subsp. angelisii (Ten.) Arcang.; Juncus glaucus subsp. depauperatus (Ten.) K.Richt.; Juncus glaucus var. equisetosus (Dumort.) Nyman; Juncus glaucus var. fasciculatus Buchenau; Juncus glaucus var. laxiflorus Lange; Juncus glaucus var. leptocarpus (Buchenau) Buchenau; Juncus glaucus var. longicornis (Bastard) Grognot; Juncus glaucus subsp. longicornis (Bastard) K.Richt.; Juncus glaucus f. macrocarpus Zapal.; Juncus glaucus var. pallidus Sond.; Juncus glaucus var. paniculatus (Hoppe ex Schult. & Schult.f.) Bosch; Juncus glaucus subsp. paniculatus (Hoppe ex Schult. & Schult.f.) Trab.; Juncus glaucus var. strictus Spenn.; Juncus glaucus var. subglomeratus G.Mey.; Juncus glaucus f. virescens Neuman; Juncus inflexus f. aggregatus (Asch. & Graebn.) I.Grint.; Juncus inflexus subsp. austrooccidentalis K.F.Wu; Juncus inflexus var. depauperatus (Ten.) I.Grint.; Juncus inflexus f. equisetosus (Dumort.) Sóo; Juncus inflexus subsp. inflexus ; Juncus inflexus var. leptocarpus (Buchenau) Zhi Y. Zhang; Juncus inflexus var. longicornis (Bastard) Briq.; Juncus inflexus f. melanocarpus (G.Mey.) I.Grint.; Juncus inflexus var. oligocarpus (Asch. & Graebn.) I.Grint.; Juncus inflexus f. pallidus (Sond.) I.Grint.; Juncus inflexus f. strictus Sóo; Juncus inflexus var. trimenii Cout.; Juncus leptocarpus Buchenau; Juncus longicornis Bastard; Juncus luetkei Buchenau; Juncus pallidus Hoppe [Invalid]; Juncus paniculatus Hoppe ex Schult. & Schult.f.; Juncus paniculatus subsp. depauperatus (Ten.) Nyman; Juncus tenax Banks & Sol. ex Sm. [Illegitimate]; Juncus tenax Poir. [Illegitimate]; Juncus warakensis Nábelek);

Common name: Hard Rush, European meadow rush

Macaronesia to Temp. Eurasia, Africa as per WCSP;

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Tufted herbs; stems to 50 cm long, 2 mm thick, terete, ridged, green, glabrous. Panicles 2-3 cm across, lateral, sessile, 3-6 cm below the apex of the stem. Flowers many, 2 mm long, globose, shortly pedicelled; perianth lobes 2 mm long, yellow. Capsule 2.5 x 1.5 mm, ovoid, obtuse; seeds 1 x 0.5 mm, curved-ellipsoid, acute, brown, closely striate.

Marshy areas in grasslands

(Attributions- Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi from India Biodiversity Portal)

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Juncus inflexus for confirmation : 5 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (5)- two of 1 Mb each and one of 4 MB. 

Please confirm id
Juncus inflexus
European meadow rush
Family – Juncaceae
Habitat – Growing on wet soil along ravines
Pictured at Kullu, Himachal Pradesh
Altitude – 1400meters

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I think this is Juncus inflexus

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Himalayan plant from Manipur: TQ-mu03 : 8 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (3)

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Juncus inflexus?

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To me also appear similar to images of … at efi thread.

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Yes … its similar to my plant and is most likely Juncus inflexus.

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References:

Catalogue of Life  The Plant List Ver.1.1  WCSP  IPNI
 BSI Flora of India checklist  Flora of China  FOC illustration  Flora of Pakistan  FOP illustration Annotated checklist of Flowering plants of Nepal  Flowers of India  India Biodiversity Portal  IUCN Red List (LC)  Go Botany  Missouri Botanical Garden  Hoffman Nursery