''Juncus breweri'' is a species of
rush
Rush(es) may refer to:
Places
United States
* Rush, Colorado
* Rush, Kentucky
* Rush, New York
* Rush City, Minnesota
* Rush Creek (Kishwaukee River tributary), Illinois
* Rush Creek (Marin County, California), a stream
* Rush Creek (Mono Cou ...
known by the common name Brewer's rush. It is native to western North America from
British Columbia to northern
California, where it grows in coastal habitat such as beaches and
marshes. It is a perennial herb growing from a tough
rhizome
In botany and dendrology, a rhizome (; , ) is a modified subterranean plant stem that sends out roots and shoots from its nodes. Rhizomes are also called creeping rootstalks or just rootstalks. Rhizomes develop from axillary buds and grow hori ...
which anchors it in sand and other unstable substrate. It produces slender stems up to long. The leaves are bladeless and are reduced to dark brown sheaths around the stem bases. The
inflorescence is a cluster of flowers emerging from the stem and accompanied by a single long, cylindrical
bract
In botany, a bract is a modified or specialized leaf, especially one associated with a reproductive structure such as a flower, inflorescence axis or cone scale. Bracts are usually different from foliage leaves. They may be smaller, larger, or of ...
which looks much like an extension of the stem. The flowers have purplish brown and greenish segments a few millimeters long.
External links
Jepson Manual TreatmentPhoto gallery
breweri
Plants described in 1868
Flora of the Western United States
Flora of British Columbia
Flora without expected TNC conservation status
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