Juncus effusus Calflora

Calflora

Taxon Report 4459

Juncus effusus L.

Bog rush, Common bog rush, Common rush

Juncus effusus, a monocot, is a perennial grasslike herb that is native to California, is also found outside of California, but is confined to western North America.


	Plant Distribution Observation Hotline (observation details) Plant Characteristics

Bloom Period

Photos from CalPhotos / Calflora


Family:	JUNCACEAE
Genus:	Juncus
Subspecies and Varieties:
... ssp. austrocalifornicus ... ssp. effusus ... ssp. pacificus ... ssp. solutus

Wetlands: Occurs usually in wetlands, occasionally in non wetlands

Habitat: coastal, salt-marsh

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

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

More information about Juncus effusus


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (JUEF)	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape Photos on Google Images Consortium of California Herbaria	Add an Observation Location Suitability Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2019. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: Mar 20, 2019).