| Family | Juncaceae |
| Synonyms | J. maritimus, J. arabicus |
| Local name | Samaar, Samaar Hosr, Samaar Morr |
| Habitat in Egypt | periodically or permanently wet depressions, margins of watercourses, salt marshes |
| Distribution | southern Anatolia, Cyprus, North Africa from Egypt to Morocco, Sinai, Palestine, Syria, Arabia, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, southwest Pakistan, southern Africa |
