Juncus confusus

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Cladus: Commelinids
Ordo: Poales

Familia: Juncaceae
Genus: Juncus
Species: Juncus confusus
Name

Juncus confusus Coville, 1896
Synonyms

Juncus exilis Osterh., Bull. Torr. Bot. Club 57: 559 (1930 publ. 1931)

Distribution
Native distribution areas:
References
Primary references

Coville, F.V., 1896. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 10: 127

Additional references

Kirschner, J. & al. (2002). Juncaceae Species Plantarum: Flora of the World 6-8: 1-237, 1-336,1-192. Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Juncus confusus in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Mar 05. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2022. Juncus confusus. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Mar 05. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2022. Juncus confusus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 05 Mar 2022.
International Plant Names Index. 2022. Juncus confusus. Published online. Accessed: Mar 05 2022.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Juncus confusus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.
2022 05 – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

Vernacular names
English: Colorado rush

Juncus confusus is a species of rush known by the common name Colorado rush. It is native to western North America from British Columbia to northern California to Colorado, where it grows in coniferous forests and wet, grassy areas such as mountain meadows. It is a bunching rhizomatous perennial herb which grows to a maximum height between 30 and 50 centimeters. Its thready leaves grow from the base of the light green stems to about 15 centimeters long. The inflorescence atop the stem is an array of individual flowers and there is a long bract at the base which may be up to 8 centimeters in length. Each flower has long, pointed tepals with dark and light longitudinal stripes and membranous, translucent borders. There are six stamens. The fruit is a light to dark brown oval-shaped or rounded capsule.