Latin name: Juncus effusus L. var. pacificus
  Fern. & Wieg.
  Pronunciation: JUN-kus ef-FEW-sus pa-SIF-i-kus

  Common name: Pacific rush
  Family: Juncaceae (Rush)
  Habitat: Moist places to 8000' throughout California
  except for the deserts

  Blooming period: June to August
  Click for Latin name derivations:  1) Juncus
  2) effusus
 3) pacificus
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