Lesueur's rush facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Lesueur's rush |
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Juncus
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lesueurii
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Juncus lescurii |
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Juncus lesueurii is a type of plant known as a rush. People often call it Lesueur's rush or salt rush. It belongs to the rush family, which are plants that look a bit like grasses but are different. Sometimes, this plant is also called Juncus lescurii.
Where Lesueur's Rush Grows
This rush naturally grows along the western coast of North America. You can find it from British Columbia in Canada all the way down to California in the United States. It likes to live in wet places. This includes areas with freshwater, like near rivers or ponds. It also grows in salt marshes, which are wet, salty areas near the ocean. You might even spot it near sand dunes along the coast.
What Lesueur's Rush Looks Like
Lesueur's rush is a perennial herb. This means it lives for more than two years and doesn't have a woody stem like a tree. It grows from a special underground stem called a rhizome. This rhizome helps the plant spread and form thick groups of stems. These stems can often grow very tall, sometimes even taller than one meter (about 3 feet).
The plant's inflorescence is where its flowers grow. It's a cluster of several flowers that are usually greenish or brownish in color. Next to these flowers, there's a cylindrical bract. A bract is like a modified leaf. In this plant, the bract looks just like an extension of the stem itself.
