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Juncus effusus

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BISH 434742Botany

Juncus effusus

As recorded: Juncus effusus L.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Juncaceae

Collected by: Sohmer, S.H.; Sumithraarachchi, D.B.Seymour H. Sohmer →D.B. Sumithraarachchi →
Collector number: 10090
Date: October 28, 1975
Locality: Hakgala. Trail from Gardens to the 1st summit of the Hakgala mountains. Nuwara Eliya District.
Island: Sri Lanka
Region: Central Province, Sri Lanka
Record type: Preserved specimen

70 Bishop specimens of Juncus effusus · collected 1852–2024Species page ›

Collected the same day

On October 28, 1975, Sohmer, S.H.; Sumithraarachchi, D.B. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Juncus effusus observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1975. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 22,618 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

Juncus effusus observed 2026-10-27

2026-10-27

Poulsbo, WA, US

(c) Milli Vedder, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Juncus effusus observed 2026-10-27

2026-10-27

Poulsbo, WA, US

(c) Milli Vedder, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Juncus effusus observed 2026-10-27

2026-10-27

Lincolnshire

(c) Charles Davis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Juncus effusus observed 2026-10-27

2026-10-27

Vyborgskiy rayon, RU-LN, RU

(c) Denis Ibaev, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Juncus effusus observed 2026-10-27

2026-10-27

Судиславский р-н, Костромская обл., Россия

(c) Светлана Нестерова, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Juncus effusus observed 2026-10-25

2026-10-25

Arcata, CA, US

(c) dorian, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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Cite this specimen

Juncus effusus. BISH 434742. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956355554. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/434742.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956355554 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026