Calflora Taxon Report
Juncus effusus  L.
Bog rush, Common bog rush, Common rush
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2019 Patrick Furtado
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2019 Patrick Furtado
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2021 R.A. Chasey
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2019 Julian Geoghegan
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2022 David Strauch
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2022 David Strauch
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2016 Lech Naumovich
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2021 R.A. Chasey
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2008 Dr. Amadej Trnkoczy
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2018 MCOSD Restoration Crew
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2018 MCOSD Restoration Crew
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2023 Justice Rasmussen
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2019 Eric Wrubel
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2019 Eric Wrubel
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2024 R.A. Chasey
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2021 John Rawlings
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2013 Arcangelo Wessells
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2007 Neal Kramer
Juncus effusus is a perennial grasslike herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
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Subspecies and Varieties:
Genus: Juncus
Family: Juncaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Monocot
Jepson eFlora section: monocot
Wetlands: Occurs usually in wetlands, occasionally in non wetlands

Habitat: coastal, salt-marsh

Communities: Coastal Strand, Coastal Salt Marsh, Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest, Foothill Woodland, Chaparral, Valley Grassland, wetland-riparian, many plant communities

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO
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[Wikipedia] Identification Info: Juncus effusus can be differentiated from the rarer Juncus pylaei by the number of ridges on the stem. Juncus effusus has 30 to 40 ridges and J. pylaei has 10 to 20.[11] (link added by Mary Ann Machi)

Suggested Citation
“Calflora - Taxon Report.” The Calflora Database, a non-profit organization. .

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