Latin name: Juncus bufonius L. var. bufonius
  Pronunciation: JUN-kus boo-FO-nee-us

  Common name: Common toad rush
  Family: Juncaceae (Rush)
  Habitat: Open (sometimes moist) places to about
  8000', grasslands, many plant communities both
  mainland and insular, occasional on desert

  Blooming period: April to September
  Click for Latin name derivations:  1) Juncus
  2) bufonius
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