Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria

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Juncus bolanderi is a species of rush known by the common names Bolander's rush. It is native to western North America from British Columbia to northern California, where it grows in many types of wet habitat, such as marshes, beaches, and meadows. It is a rhizomatous perennial herb forming bunches of smooth stems up to about 80 centimeters long. The flower cluster is made up of one or more clusters of many tiny flowers accompanied by one long leaf. Each flower has brown, pointed segments each about 3 millimeters long.

Plant type

Grass

Size

3 ft Tall

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Color

Brown

Sun

Full Sun

Ease of care

Moderate

Soil drainage

Fast, Standing

Sunset Zones

4*, 5*, 6*, 7*, 14, 15*, 16*, 17*, 19, 20, 21, 22*, 23*, 24*

Site type

Swampy or sandy ground

Plant communities

Wetland-Riparian

Caterpillars
Butterflies

Butterflies and moths supported

0 confirmed and 3 likely

Confirmed Likely

Mottled Marble

Bactra furfurana

Javelin Moth

Bactra verutana