Juncaceae

Brown-head rush

Juncus phaeocephalus Engelm.

Family: Juncaceae
Genus: Juncus

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Brown-head rush: Juncus phaeocephalus ' var. phaeocephalus — Brown-headed rush. Within coastal dunes, between Point Reyes Beach North and Abbotts Lagoon, in Point Reyes National — Photo: Robert Steers/NPS, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)

English: Brown-head rush, Brownhead rush
Persian: سازو سرقهوهای

Synonyms

Juncus phaeocephalus var. glomeratus Engelm.
Juncus xiphioides var. glomeratus Hoover

Characteristics

Growth habit: Graminoid
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: native

Photos

Photo: Robert Steers/NPS, CC0, 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.