Flores de los Caminos a Santiago

Stimulate the interest in the flora of Spain and Portugal

Juncus acutus

Monocotyledonae

Juncus acutus

Popular names

Spanish: Junco espinoso

English: Spiny rush

Dutch: Geslacht: Rus

Portuguese: junco-agudo

French: Jonc piquant

German: Stechende Binse

Identification: Rather sure
Camino: Camino del Ebro
Found between: Riumar - Mirador del Garxal
Province: Tarragona
Plant size: 5-18 dm
Flowering months: 4-9
Ecology: Saline or brackish dune-slacks, saltmarshes

Distribution map