Juncaceae
Rocky Mountain rush
Juncus saximontanus
- Family
- Juncaceae
- Genus
- Juncus
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Common names
By language (2)
- Arabic
- أسل جبال روكي
- English
- Rocky Mountain rush, Tracy's rush
Synonyms
- Juncus brunnescens Rydb.
- Juncus ensifolius var. brunnescens (Rydb.) Cronquist
- Juncus ensifolius var. montanus (Engelm.) C.L.Hitchc.
- Juncus mertensianus var. paniculatus Engelm.
- Juncus parous Rydb.
- Juncus saximontanus f. brunnescens (Rydb.) F.J.Herm.
- Juncus saximontanus f. saximontanus
- Juncus saximontanus var. robustior M.Peck
- Juncus tracyi Rydb.
- Juncus tracyi f. utahensis (R.F.Martin) F.J.Herm.
- Juncus utahensis R.F.Martin
- Juncus xiphioides var. montanus Engelm.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Andrey Zharkikh from Salt Lake City, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Andrey Zharkikh from Salt Lake City, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Andrey Zharkikh from Salt Lake City, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Andrey Zharkikh from Salt Lake City, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Andrey Zharkikh from Salt Lake City, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Andrey Zharkikh from Salt Lake City, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jim Morefield from Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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.