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Brownhead Rush
Juncus phaeocephalus
  
13 Nurseries Carry This Plant

About Brownhead Rush (Juncus phaeocephalus) 13 Nurseries Carry This Plant Juncus phaeocephalus, the brown-headed rush, is native mostly along the coast of California, north to Oregon and Washington. It grows in moist seeps and shallow wet soil. Juncus phaeocephalus is native to the coastlines of California. It is distributed in meadows and borders of swamps and coastal regions from Los Angeles County and Mendocino County to Oregon and Washington. Habitat and ecologyJuncus phaeocephalus grows along the coast in sand dunes, marshes and sloughs. Some of them also grow inland in wet grassy meadows, bogs, and along lakes and streams, such as in the Peninsular Ranges and Transverse Ranges of Southern California. Its creeping rhizomes can spread across moist soil. This perennial plant can grow in elevations less than 2,200 metres (7,200 ft) high. Juncus phaeocephalus is perennial with creeping rhizomes. It has flattened stems that are two-edged and can grow up to 1. 5 feet (0. 46 m) tall. Its leaves are shorter than its flowering stems. Brown-head Rush can be easily mistaken from sedges or irises because of its stems and leaves. These plants have many flowers that exhibit a brownish color with one to several spherical heads at the ends of the stem.
Plant Description
Plant Type
Plant Type
Grasses

Size
Size
0.8 - 1.6 ft tall

Flower Color
Flower Color
Brown

Wildlife Supported
 


 
Butterflies & moths hosted ( 5 likely * ) SHOW ALL
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Xylena nupera Image
Red Swordgrass Moth Xylena nuperaXylena nupera
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Cisseps fulvicollis Image
Yellow-Collared Scape Moth Cisseps fulvicollisCisseps fulvicollis
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Bactra verutana Image
Javelin Moth Bactra verutanaBactra verutana
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Bactra furfurana Image
Mottled Marble Bactra furfuranaBactra furfurana
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Thopeutis forbesellus Image
Thopeutis forbesellusThopeutis forbesellus

Landscaping Information
Sun
Sun
Full Sun

Moisture
Moisture
Moderate - High

Nurseries
Nurseries
Carried by 13

Soil Drainage
Soil Drainage
Medium, Slow

Natural Setting
Site Type
Site Type
Moist places

Climate
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 5.0" - 151.6", Summer Precipitation: 0.15" - 5.67", Coldest Month: 27.6" - 55.9", Hottest Month: 48.3" - 80.5", Humidity: 0.09" - 32.46", Elevation: -253" - 9125"


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Sources include: Wikipedia. All text shown in the "About" section of these pages is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Plant observation data provided by the participants of the California Consortia of Herbaria, Sunset information provided by Jepson Flora Project. Propogation from seed information provided by the Santa Barbara Botanical Garden from "Seed Propagation of Native California Plants" by Dara E. Emery. Sources of plant photos include CalPhotos, Wikimedia Commons, and independent plant photographers who have agreed to share their images with Calscape. Other general sources of information include Calflora, CNPS Manual of Vegetation Online, Jepson Flora Project, Las Pilitas, Theodore Payne, Tree of Life, The Xerces Society, and information provided by CNPS volunteer editors, with special thanks to Don Rideout. Climate data used in creation of plant range maps is from PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University, using 30 year (1981-2010) annual "normals" at an 800 meter spatial resolution.

Links:   Jepson eFlora Taxon Page  CalPhotos  Wikipedia  Calflora


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