Calflora Taxon Report
Juncus phaeocephalus  Engelm.
Brown headed rush, Brownhead rush
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2021 Cynthia Powell
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2021 Cynthia Powell
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2017 Toni Corelli
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2021 John Rawlings
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2019 John Rawlings
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2019 Gena Bentall
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2023 John Rawlings
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2008 Toni Corelli
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2019 John Rawlings
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2019 Ken Hickman
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2017 Toni Corelli
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2023 Sandra Baron
Juncus phaeocephalus is a perennial grasslike herb that is native to California.
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
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

Communities: Coastal Strand, Northern Coastal Scrub, Coastal Sage Scrub, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO
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Suggested Citation
“Calflora - Taxon Report.” The Calflora Database, a non-profit organization. .

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