Juncaceae
Sierra rush
Juncus nevadensis
- Family
- Juncaceae
- Genus
- Juncus
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Common names
By language (2)
- Arabic
- أسل نيفادي
- English
- Sierra rush
Synonyms
- Juncus badius Suksd.
- Juncus columbianus Coville
- Juncus inventus L.F.Hend.
- Juncus mertensianus subsp. gracilis (Engelm.) F.J.Herm.
- Juncus mertensianus var. badius (Suksd.) F.J.Herm.
- Juncus mertensianus var. columbianus (Coville) F.J.Herm.
- Juncus mertensianus var. suksdorfii (Rydb.) F.J.Herm.
- Juncus nevadensis var. badius (Suksd.) C.L.Hitchc.
- Juncus nevadensis var. columbianus (Coville) H.St.John
- Juncus nevadensis var. inventus (L.F.Hend.) C.L.Hitchc.
- Juncus nevadensis var. nevadensis
- Juncus phaeocephalus var. gracilis Engelm.
- Juncus suksdorfii Rydb.
- Juncus truncatus Rydb.
Flowers
- Flower colour
- brown (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.