soft rush

Juncus effusus

Member of rushes (genus Juncus)
rushes and allies (family Juncaceae)
grasses, sedges, cattails, and allies (order Poales)
monocots (class Liliopsida)
flowering plants (subphylum Angiospermae)

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• plant 60–155 cm tall
• stems in dense tufts like bunchgrass
• leaf sheathes have no blade
• leaf sheath tip thickened with a raised rim
• sheath generally dark brown to black
• 3 stamens

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Chris’s observations: none

Taxon info: iNaturalist – Calflora – CalPhotos – Jepson eFlora – FNA

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora