Juncus cooperi

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

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

Familia: Juncaceae
Genus: Juncus
Species: Juncus cooperi
Name

Juncus cooperi Engelm., 1868
References

Transactions of the Academy of Science of Saint Louis. St. Louis, MO 2: 590 (1868)
USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. [1]

Links

International Plant Names Index. 2017. Juncus cooperi. Published online. Accessed: Sep 23 2017.
The Plant List 2013. Juncus cooperi in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2017 Sep 23.
Tropicos.org 2017. Juncus cooperi. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 23 Sep 2017.

Juncus cooperi is a species of rush known by the common name Cooper's rush. It is native to the deserts of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, where it grows in alkaline and saline soils such as those around salt marshes and desert springs. This is a perennial herb forming large clumps of erect stems up to about 80 centimeters tall from a thick rhizome and large root network. The bases of the stems are surrounded by sparse, small leaves, which are stiff and have sharp tips. The inflorescence is a cluster of brown, pale green, or straw-colored flowers accompanied by one bract which appears as an extension of the stem.