Latin name: Juncus saximontanus A. Nelson
Pronunciation: JUN-kus sax-i-mon-TAY-nus
Common name: Rocky Mountain rush
Family: Juncaceae (Rush)
Habitat: Wet places, montane conifer forest to 9000', San Gabriel, San Bernardino and San Jacinto Mts, desert mountainns
Fruiting period: July to September
Name derivations: 1) Juncus 2) saximontanus
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