Calflora Taxon Report
Juncus tenuis  Willd.
Poverty rush, Slender rush
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2020 Peter Warner
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2020 Peter Warner
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2018 Emily Allen
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2018 Walter Floyd
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2020 Lenihan Mazur
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2015 Phil Johnson
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2009 Neal Kramer
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2008 Keir Morse
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2015 Sierra Pacific Industries
Juncus tenuis 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
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Genus: Juncus
Family: Juncaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Monocot
Jepson eFlora section: monocot

Wetlands:
Arid West: Occurs usually in wetlands, occasionally in non wetlands
Mountains, Valleys and Coast: Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Foothill Woodland, Chaparral, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO
 		Alternate Names:
PLANTSJuncus macer
PLANTSJuncus tenuis var. multicornis
PLANTSJuncus tenuis var. williamsii
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Suggested Citation
“Calflora - Taxon Report.” The Calflora Database, a non-profit organization. .

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