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Juncus mertensianus
Juncus mertensianus Bong.
Mertens' Rush
Juncaceae (Rush Family)
Synonym(s): Juncus slwookoorum
USDA Symbol: JUME3
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N)
A member of the family Juncaceae which includes herbs, rarely shrubs, with mostly grass-like leaves, usually in a basal tuft, and small greenish or brownish flower in dense spikes or heads or sometimes in loose clusters or even solitary.
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Grass/Grass-like
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 16 inches tall.
Leaf: Green
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: Purple , BrownBloom Time: Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep
Distribution
USA: AK , AZ , CA , CO , ID , MT , NM , NV , OR , SD , UT , WA , WYCanada: AB , BC , NT , SK , YT
Growing Conditions
Water Use: HighLight Requirement: Part Shade
CaCO3 Tolerance: Medium
Find Seed or Plants
View propagation protocol from Native Plants Network.
National Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | OBL | OBL | OBL | OBL |
Web Reference
Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) CalfloraWebref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) 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 mertensianus in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Juncus mertensianus in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Juncus mertensianus
Metadata
Record Modified: 2023-06-06Research By: TWC Staff