Editing Juncus (section)

{{Short description|Genus of flowering plants in the rush family Juncaceae}}
{{Automatic taxobox
| image = Juncus.conglomeratus.2.jpg
| image_caption = Habit of ''[[Juncus conglomeratus|J.&nbsp;conglomeratus]]''
| image2 = Juncus.squarrosus3.-.lindsey.jpg
| image2_caption = Flower of ''[[Juncus squarrosus|J.&nbsp;squarrosus]]'' showing: 6 spreading tepals, anthers (upright yellow, held on white filaments), ovary (green) with stigma (pinkish tip column) and styles (white)
| taxon = Juncus
| authority = [[Carl Linnaeus|L.]]
| type_species = ''[[Juncus acutus]]''
| type_species_authority = [[Carl Linnaeus|L.]]
| synonyms_ref = <ref>[http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/synonomy.do?name_id=314232 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]</ref>
| synonyms =
* ''Cephaloxys'' <small>Desv., [[Illegitimate name|illegitimate superfluous name]]</small>
* ''Tristemon'' <small>Raf. 1838, illegitimate homonym, not Raf. 1819 ([[Juncaginaceae]]) nor Klotzsch 1838 (syn of ''[[Erica (plant)|Erica]]'' in [[Ericaceae]]) nor Scheele 1848 (syn of ''[[Cucurbita]]'' in [[Cucurbitaceae]])</small>
* ''Juncastrum'' <small>Fourr., not validly published</small>
* ''Juncinella'' <small>Fourr.,  not validly published</small>
* ''Phylloschoenus'' <small>Fourr., not validly published</small>
* ''Tenageia'' <small>(Dumort.) Fourr.</small>
* ''Microschoenus'' <small>C.B.Clarke</small>
}}

'''''Juncus''''' is a [[genus]] of [[monocotyledon]]ous [[flowering plant]]s, commonly known as '''rushes'''. It is the largest genus in the family [[Juncaceae]], containing around 300 species.<ref name="FNA">{{cite book |author1=Ralph E. Brooks |author2=Steven E. Clemants |year=2000 |chapter=Juncus |series=[[Flora of North America]]  |volume=22 |title=Magnoliophyta: Alismatidae, Arecidae, Commelinidae (in part), and Zingiberidae |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |isbn=0-19-513729-9 |chapter-url=http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=116870}}</ref>