WFO logo

Snapshots of the taxonomy

WFO Logo

As classified in WFO snapshot

June 2025

latest classification for this taxon

species

Juncus polycephalus Michx.

This species name was first published in Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 192 (1803)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this species name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-0000777091.

Synonyms of Juncus polycephalus Michx.

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Tristemon polycephalos (Michx.) Raf. Fl. Tellur. 4: 32 (1838) wfo-0000770215
Juncus echinatus Muhl. Descr. Gram. (Muhlenberg) 207 (1817) wfo-0000776343
Juncus engelmannii Buchenau Krit. Verz. Juncac. : 67 (1880) wfo-0000776401
Juncus polycephalus var. crassifolius Michx. Fl. Bor.-Amer. (Michaux) 1: 193 (1803) wfo-0000777092
Juncus scirpoides var. polycephalos (Michx.) Engelm. Trans. Acad. Sci. St. Louis 2: 468 (1866) wfo-0000777212
Tristemon gladiatus Raf. Autik. Bot. : 191 (1840) wfo-0000801857
Juncus scirpoides var. minor Engelm. Manual [Gray], ed. 5 543 (1867) wfo-0001372628
Juncus scirpoides var. polycephalus (Michx.) Engelm. Herb. Junc. Bor.-Amer. Norm. : 69 (1868) wfo-1200017912
Juncus polycephalos var. crassifolius Michx. Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 192 (1803) wfo-1200096016