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botanical illustration of Juncus roemerianus, Juncus roemerianus

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Juncus roemerianus

Juncus roemerianus

Black Needlerush · Roemer's rush · black rush · needle rush · needle-grass rush · needlegrass rush · neulavihvilä · Ситник Рёмера

At a glance

Origin / distribution: not documented

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: not documented

Science studied: GLUCOSAMINE, CARNOSINE

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Juncaceae

Scientific name: Juncus roemerianus

Common names: Black Needlerush, Roemer's rush, black rush, needle rush, needle-grass rush, needlegrass rush, neulavihvilä, Ситник Рёмера

POWO: 443432-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone

History

Historical context is not documented in this record.

Origins and distribution

not documented in this record

Documented cultural uses

not documented in this record

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

  • Creek System and Regional Patterns of Juncus roemerianus Stress and Links to Salt Marsh Loss on the Florida Gulf Coast · 2025 source ↗
  • Creek system and regional patterns of Juncus roemerianus stress and links to salt marsh loss on the Florida Gulf Coast · 2024 source ↗
  • Herbivory patterns along the intertidal gradient of Juncus roemerianus salt marshes. · 2019 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

  • GLUCOSAMINE
  • CARNOSINE

Legality

No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.

Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.

Reference images

Juncus roemerianus
Juncus roemerianus · William B. Skaradek, USDA NRCS Cape May Plant Materials Center

Sources

Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP

World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0

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  • identity · DH-SRC-0030
  • documented_uses · DH-SRC-0030
  • compounds · DH-SRC-0030
  • taxonomy · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
  • common_names · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
  • countries · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
  • wfo_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0003 · source ↗
  • powo_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0001 · source ↗
  • wcvp_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0002 · source ↗

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

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