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Juncus bufonius, known as Toad Rush, is a common annual species in the Juncaceae family found worldwide. It grows in moist and muddy places and is considered a weed in many areas. This is an annual monocot that is quite variable in appearance. It is sometimes described as a complex of variants labeled with one species name. There are three recognized varieties in California that are weakly delineated and have overlapping ranges. It is generally a green clumping grasslike rush with many thin stems wrapped with few threadlike leaves. The flowers are borne in flower clusters and also in the joint where the flower cluster branches off of the stem. The flowering period is from September through March and is a grassy flower folded within tough leafs and sepals.
Grass
1 ft Tall
Upright
Fast
Green
Spring
Full Sun
Moderate, High
Keep moist
Moderate
Tolerates cold to -10° F
Fast, Medium, Slow
Tolerant of a variety of garden soils as long as sufficient moisture is available.
Soil PH: 5.6 - 8.0
Pond margins, streams, ditches, and other wet places
Wetland-Riparian
Use with other wet area plants such as Sedge (Carex spp. or Cyperus spp.), Spikerush (Eleocharis spp.), Bullrush (Schoeoplectus spp. or Scirpus spp.), and Cattail (Typha spp.)
Butterflies and moths supported
0 confirmed and 7 likely
Mottled Marble
Bactra furfurana
Javelin Moth
Bactra verutana
Yellow Sedge Borer
Capsula subflava
Yellow-Collared Scape Moth
Cisseps fulvicollis