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Longleaf rush

Juncus macrophyllus

Also called Long-Leaf Rush, Long Leaved Rush

Longleaf rush
Photo: Anthony Valois and the National Park Service, Public domain
Family
Juncaceae (Junc family)
Grows as
Perennial
Native range
SW. U.S.A. to Mexico (Baja California Norte)
Climate
temperate

About

Juncus macrophyllus is a species of rush known by the common name longleaf rush.

It is native to the southwestern United States and Baja California, where it grows in wet spots in several types of local habitat, such as chaparral.

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 macrophyllus 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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