Juncus laccatus Calflora

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Taxon Report

Juncus laccatus Zika

Shiny rush

2007 Steve Matson

Juncus laccatus is a perennial grasslike herb that is native to California.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~108 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Genus:	Juncus
Family:	Juncaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Monocot
Jepson eFlora section: monocot

Communities: wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + POWO

Alternate Names:


JEF	Juncus effusus var. gracilis

Information about Juncus laccatus from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 05/22/2025).