Juncus bufonius var. bufonius

Toad rush

Family: Juncaceae · Type: annual · Native

Toad rush is a California native annual found in damp, sunny ground, typically in disturbed areas across California at elevations below 3,200 meters. Flowering throughout the growing season, this plant produces small, inconspicuous green-white flowers with pointed petals. Growing with sprawling to erect stems that can spread widely, it forms relatively large and robust plants for a rush species. Its leaves are fine and grass-like, blending easily into disturbed ground environments. Plants typically produce multiple flowers at each stem node, creating dense clusters in favorable habitats.

Habitat: Damp sunny ground, generally disturbed

Elevation: < 3200 m

Bioregions: CA

California counties: San Bernardino, San Luis Obispo, Los Angeles, Riverside, San Diego, Fresno, Marin, Mendocino, Monterey, Plumas, Santa Clara, Siskiyou, Yuba, Butte, Mariposa, Modoc, Mono, Nevada, Orange, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, Shasta, Sierra, Sonoma, Sutter, Trinity, Tulare, Tuolumne, Yolo, Kern, Santa Barbara, Contra Costa, Inyo, Ventura, Madera, El Dorado, Calaveras, Imperial, Amador, Alameda, Sacramento, Humboldt, Tehama, Lassen, Glenn, Placer, Lake, Colusa, Merced, Napa, Solano

Data from The California Species Project — 14,000+ California species with verified data from CNPS, CDFW, USFWS, Jepson eFlora, Cal-IPC, and more.