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Salt rush

Juncus lesueurii

Also called Lesueur's Rush, Dune Rush, San Francisco Rush

Salt rush
Photo: Gordon Leppig & Andrea J. Pickart, Public domain
Family
Juncaceae (Junc family)
Grows as
Bulb
Water
Likes moisture
Native range
Oregon to California
Climate
temperate

About

Juncus lesueurii is a species of rush known by the common names Lesueur's rush and salt rush. It is accepted by some authorities as Juncus lescurii.

Where it grows

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.

Other Juncus plants

Dwarf Rush · Rush · Tapertip rush · Sharpflower rush · Spiny rush · Northern green rush · Antarctic rush · Arctic rush · Jointleaf rush · Austral Rush · Mexican Rush · Baltic Rush

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Juncus lesueurii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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