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Juncus castaneus
Juncus castaneus Sm.
Chestnut Rush
Juncaceae (Rush family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: JUCA6
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N), GL (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Grass/Grass-like
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 16 inches tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: Green , BrownBloom Time: May , Jun , Jul , Aug
Distribution
USA: AK , CO , MT , NM , NV , UT , WYCanada: AB , BC , MB , NL , NT , NU , ON , QC , SK , YT
Native Habitat: Tundra, subalpine and alpine bogs and meadows, and along streams in gravelly or clayey soils.
National Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | FACW | FACW | OBL | FACW |
Web Reference
Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Additional resources
USDA: Find Juncus castaneus in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Juncus castaneus in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Juncus castaneus
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-11-04Research By: CBR