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Juncus nevadensis
Juncus nevadensis S. Watson
Nevada Rush, Sierra Rush, Sierran Rush
Juncaceae (Rush family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: JUNE
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Grass/Grass-like
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 28 inches tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: White , Red , Green , BrownBloom Time: May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep
Distribution
USA: AZ , CA , CO , ID , MT , NM , NV , OR , UT , WA , WYCanada: AB , BC , SK
Native Habitat: Wet banks along margins of streams and lakes, marshes, bogs, sloughs, and wet or boggy prairies.
National Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | FACW | FACW | FACW |
Web Reference
Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) CalfloraWebref 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 nevadensis in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Juncus nevadensis in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Juncus nevadensis
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-11-04Research By: CBR