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spiny rush
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spiny rush

Juncus acutus

Juncus acutus, the spiny rush, sharp rush or sharp-pointed rush, is a flowering plant in the monocot family Juncaceae.

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In the old herbals & bestiaries

spiny rush in Six Groups of the History of Plants

Six Groups of the History of Plants

Rembert Dodoens · 1583 · p.616

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 77550.