Calflora Taxon Report
Juncus saximontanus  A. Nelson
Rocky mountain rush
photo on CalPhotos
2005 Steve Matson
photo on CalPhotos
2005 Steve Matson
Juncus saximontanus is a perennial grasslike herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.
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
Genus: Juncus
Family: Juncaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Monocot
Jepson eFlora section: monocot
Wetlands: Occurs usually in wetlands, occasionally in non wetlands

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO
Alternate Names:
PLANTSJuncus ensifolius var. brunnescens
JEF + PLANTSJuncus ensifolius var. montanus
JEFJuncus saximontanus f. brunnescens
PLANTSJuncus saximontanus var. robustior
PLANTSJuncus xiphioides var. macranthus
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Suggested Citation
“Calflora - Taxon Report.” The Calflora Database, a non-profit organization. .

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