Juncus breweri

Salt or brewer's rush, Salt Rush

Family: Juncaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Salt rush is a California native perennial found in coastal bioregions including northern, central, and southern California Coast Ranges in coastal dunes and marshes at elevations below 100 meters. Flowering from late spring to summer, this rush produces dark brown to purple-margined flowers with green centers, small and compact. Growing 10 to 130 centimeters tall with a thick, creeping rhizome, the plant develops slender, twisted or arching stems that are firm and flexible. Its basal leaves are characterized by dark brown, shiny sheaths that are loose, with no visible leaf blades emerging. The fruits are small, ovoid, and dark brown with a shiny surface and an acute tip.

Habitat: Coastal dunes and marshes

Elevation: < 100 m

Bioregions: NCo, CCo, SCo

California counties: Humboldt, Del Norte, Marin, Mendocino, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, San Diego, Ventura, Sonoma, Monterey, Kern, San Mateo

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