VVP, VRiv, GipP, CVU, NIS, EGL, HSF, HNF, Strz, VAlp.
There are 5 subspecies, only the nominate subspecies present in Victoria. See Juncus effusus subsp. effusus profile for description.
Albrecht, D.E. (1994). Juncus. In: Walsh, N.G.; Entwisle, T.J., Flora of Victoria Vol. 2, Ferns and Allied Plants, Conifers and Monocotyledons, pp. 197–233. Inkata Press, Melbourne.