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Juncus torreyi is a species of rush known by the common name Torrey's rush. It is native to North America, where it is widespread. It can be found in many habitats across the southern half of Canada, coast to coast in the United States, and throughout northern Mexico. This is a perennial herb growing from rhizomes with associated tiny tubers. The smooth stems vary in maximum height from 30 centimeters to around a meter. The leaves are green to pink or red and up to 30 centimeters long. The flower clusters have many dense, rounded clusters of up to 100 flowers each. The flower has narrow, pointed greenish, tan, or reddish petals and six stamens. The fruit is a pointed brown capsule.
Grass
1 - 3 ft Tall
Upright
Moderate
Green, Red, Brown
Summer
Full Sun, Partial Shade
Moderate, High
Standing
Prefers sandy or loamy soils. Does not grow well in clay soils.
Moist places
Chaparral, Foothill Woodland, Valley Grassland, Yellow Pine Forest, Wetland-Riparian
Butterflies and moths supported
0 confirmed and 4 likely
Mottled Marble
Bactra furfurana
Javelin Moth
Bactra verutana
Yellow Sedge Borer
Capsula subflava
Yellow-Collared Scape Moth
Cisseps fulvicollis