This species ionly occurs at very few locations and its habitat is threatened by agricultural expansion, livestock keeping and pollution. It is therefore assessed as Near Threatened. It is possible that this species would classify for a higher threat category but more research is needed to confirm this suspicion.

J. acutiflorus is found in Europe, North Africa, west and north Asia and North America (Maire 1957, Coste 1980).
In North Africa, J. acutiflorus is only indicated in Morocco (W and C Rif, Tangier, Targuist, Aknoul), probably at the southern limits of its area. It is very rare in this country (Maire 1957), some populations have been observed in Morocco at Souk-et-Tleta of Ketama (1,400-1,600 m) by Sennen & Mauricio, (Maire 1957) and five locations by Valdès et al. (2002).

The populations of J. acutiflorus are rather rare in Morocco.

J. acutiflorus is a perennial Geophyte species which extends by its horizontal rhizome. It is found in wet places, marshy meadows, at the banks of small streams, in acidic ponds and peatbogs. It has also been observed in the siliceous mountains from to 1,400-1,600 m altitude in Morocco. This species flowers from June-July.

The major threats to this species in North Africa are the destruction of its habitat due to small-holder farming or livestock keeping and agricultural and domestic land pollution.

There are no conservation measures in place. More research on biology and ecology, threats and habitat status is proposed.