Brewer'S Rush

Description

Juncus breweri-is a species of-rush-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-which anchors it in sand and other unstable substrate. It produces slender stems up to 1.3 metres (4-ft 3-in) 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-which looks much like an extension of the stem. The flowers have purplish brown and greenish segments a few millimeters long.