Kebnat

Juncus

31 species

In Québec, the genus Juncus (family Juncaceae) counts 31 species of plants. The stars? Tweedy rush, Thread rush and Field rush, the most often observed. The richest region: Nord-du-Québec, with 20 species. Every species has its own page: photos, its season, its habitat and the best places to see it near you.

Species observed by region

Where do the observations come from?

  • Mostly iNaturalist : photos taken by people all over Québec, with the species confirmed by the community.
  • Other public sources : such as eBird for birds and the provincial forest inventories, gathered by GBIF, the global biodiversity data network.
  • What we keep : confirmed observations, with an exact position (not blurred to protect a rare species), that their author allows to be reused.
  • One place counts once : several observations of the same species at the same spot (within 11 m) count as one.
  • So our numbers are lower : than iNaturalist’s total. A region without observations does not mean the species does not live there.

Data downloaded in September 2026.

  1. Nord-du-Québec20
  2. Capitale-Nationale19
  3. Côte-Nord19
  4. Montérégie17
  5. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine16
  6. Bas-Saint-Laurent14
  7. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean14
  8. Outaouais14
  9. Montréal13
  10. Abitibi-Témiscamingue13
  11. Chaudière-Appalaches13
  12. Lanaudière13
  13. Laurentides13
  14. Estrie12
  15. Centre-du-Québec9
  16. Mauricie8
  17. Laval6

Juncus 31

Poales
All2,855Poales529Asterales316Lamiales214Rosales205Caryophyllales204Malpighiales120Asparagales119Brassicales109Ranunculales98Ericales95Fabales91Alismatales74Saxifragales68Polypodiales60Apiales51Dipsacales50Gentianales50Solanales43Fagales38Boraginales33Malvales29Myrtales29Sapindales27Pinales26Liliales22Ophioglossales20Lycopodiales18Geraniales17Cornales14Celastrales12Equisetales9Vitales7Commelinales6Cucurbitales6Nymphaeales5Oxalidales5Piperales5Osmundales4Aquifoliales3Santalales3Selaginellales3Acorales2Buxales2Ceratophyllales2Isoetales2Salviniales2Crossosomatales1Ginkgoales1Hymenophyllales1Laurales1Magnoliales1Marchantiales1Proteales1Schizaeales1
Juncaceae
All529Cyperaceae256Poaceae217Juncaceae42Typhaceae11Eriocaulaceae2Xyridaceae1
Tweedy rush668 observations
Thread rush447 observations
Field rush368 observations
Toad rush319 observations
Common rush319 observations
Knotted rush307 observations
Baltic rush256 observations
Brownfruit rush226 observations
Northern green rush194 observations
Chestnut rush138 observations
Canadian rush129 observations
Dudley's rush127 observations
Jointed rush86 observations
Twoflowered rush59 observations
Roundfruit rush36 observations
Torrey's rush32 observations
Arctic rush31 observations
Saltmarsh rush30 observations
Vasey's rush28 observations
Moor rush27 observations
Common rush20 observations
Smallhead rush15 observations
Greene's rush14 observations
Long-style rush13 observations
Frog rush12 observations
Three-hulled rush7 observations
Swordleaf rush5 observations
Sharp-fruit rush4 observations
Greater poverty rush2 observations
Common rushJuncus conglomeratus
Lopsided rushJuncus secundus