Juncus breweri

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Cladus: Commelinids
Ordo: Poales

Familia: Juncaceae
Genus: Juncus
Species: Juncus breweri
Name

Juncus breweri Engelm., 1866
Synonyms

Juncus lesueurii var. tracyi Jeps.

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America
'Regional: USA
: USA (California, Oregon, Washington State)
'Regional: Canada
Canada (British Columbia

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Engelmann, G., 1866. Transactions of the Academy of Science of Saint Louis. St. Louis, MO 2: 440 (1866)

Additional references

Kirschner, J. & al. (2002). Juncaceae Species Plantarum: Flora of the World 6-8: 1-237, 1-336,1-192. Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Juncus breweri in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Mar 04. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2022. Juncus breweri. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Mar 04. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2022. Juncus breweri. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 04 Mar 2022.
International Plant Names Index. 2022. Juncus breweri. Published online. Accessed: Mar 04 2022.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Juncus breweri in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names
English: Brewer's rush

Juncus breweri is a species of rush known by the common name Brewer's rush. It is native to western North America from British Columbia to northern California, where it grows in coastal habitat such as beaches and marshes. It is a perennial herb growing from a tough rhizome which anchors it in sand and other unstable substrate. It produces slender stems up to 1.3 metres (4 ft 3 in) long. The leaves are bladeless and are reduced to dark brown sheaths around the stem bases. The inflorescence is a cluster of flowers emerging from the stem and accompanied by a single long, cylindrical bract which looks much like an extension of the stem. The flowers have purplish brown and greenish segments a few millimeters long.