Calflora Taxon Report
Juncus falcatus  E. Mey.  var. falcatus 

(not an active name)
Sickle leafed rush
Juncus falcatus var. falcatus is a perennial grasslike herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.
also called Juncus falcatus ssp. falcatus
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial
Parent: Juncus falcatus
Genus: Juncus
Family: Juncaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Monocot
Jepson eFlora section: monocot

Wetlands: Occurs usually in wetlands, occasionally in non wetlands

Habitat: coastal

Communities: Coastal Strand, Coastal Prairie, wetland-riparian

Name Status:

Alternate Names:
JEF + PLANTSJuncus falcatus ssp. falcatus
Information about Juncus falcatus var. falcatus from other sources
Nursery availability from CNPLX
Commercial availability unknown.

USDA PLANTS Profile (JUFAF2)

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