Juncus lesueurii

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|status = G5

|status_system = TNC

|genus = Juncus

|species = lesueurii

|authority = Bol.

|synonyms = Juncus lescurii

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Juncus lesueurii is a species of rush known by the common names Lesueur's rush[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=222000148 Juncus lesueurii.] Flora of North America. eFloras and salt rush.[https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=503255#null Junucs lesueurii.] Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) It is accepted by some authorities as Juncus lescurii.[http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/eflora/eflora_display.php?tid=29675 Juncus lescurii.] Jepson eFlora.

Distribution

It is native to the western coast of North America from British Columbia to California, where it grows in freshwater and salt marshes, and near sand dunes.

Description

It is a rhizomatous perennial herb forming clumps of stems often well exceeding one meter in height. The inflorescence is a cluster of several greenish or brownish flowers accompanied by one cylindrical bract which looks like an extension of the stem.

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