Juncus acutus L.
Spiny rush, sharp rush
[An article has not been written yet.]
2/24/2010 · Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad, California · ≈ 9 × 6″ (23 × 15 cm) 
ID is uncertain 
2/24/2010 · Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad, California · ≈ 10 × 7″ (26 × 17 cm) ID is uncertain 
2/24/2010 · Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad, California ID is uncertain 
2/24/2010 · Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad, California ID is uncertain 
2/24/2010 · Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad, California ID is uncertain 
2/24/2010 · Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad, California ID is uncertain 
2/24/2010 · Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad, California ID is uncertain 
2/24/2010 · Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad, California · ≈ 9 × 6″ (23 × 15 cm) ID is uncertain 
| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae (from Stearn's Botanical Latin) |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
| Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
| Class | Liliopsida | Monocots (plants with a single seed leaf); includes the lily family |
| Subclass | Commelinidae | Dayflowers and spiderworts, and several others |
| Order | Juncales | Rushes, sedges, and other grasslike plants |
| Family | Juncaceae | Rush family |
| Genus | Juncus | Possibly from Latin jungere, “to join or bind,” because the stems were used for binding |
| Species | acutus | With a sharp but not tapering point |
Juncus acutus description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.
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