Juncus macrophyllus
Appearance
Juncus macrophyllus | |
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flowers in bloom | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Juncaceae |
Genus: | Juncus |
Species: | J. macrophyllus
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Binomial name | |
Juncus macrophyllus |
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.
Description
Juncus macrophyllus is a rhizomatous perennial herb forming tufts of stems up to one meter tall. The inflorescence is an open array of many clusters of a few flowers each. The flower has several segments each about 5 millimeters long.
External links
- Calflora Database: Juncus macrophyllus (long leaved rush)
- Jepson Manual eFlora (TJM2) treatment of Juncus macrophyllus
- UC Photos gallery — Juncus macrophyllus
Categories:
- Juncus
- Flora of California
- Flora of Arizona
- Flora of Baja California
- Flora of the California desert regions
- Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands
- Natural history of the Mojave Desert
- Natural history of the Peninsular Ranges
- Natural history of the Santa Monica Mountains
- Natural history of the Transverse Ranges
- Plants described in 1902
- Poales stubs