Parry's rush facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Parry's rush |
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Juncus
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parryi
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Parry's Rush (Juncus parryi) is a type of plant known as a rush. It grows in the mountains of western North America. This plant is found from British Columbia and Alberta in Canada, all the way down to California and Colorado in the United States.
Parry's Rush: A Mountain Plant
Parry's Rush likes to grow in mountain areas. You can find it in both wet and dry places. It often grows on rocky slopes, which are sometimes called talus. This rush is common in high mountain regions, like the subalpine and alpine climate zones. These are areas just below or above the tree line, where the weather can be quite cold.
What Parry's Rush Looks Like
Parry's Rush is a perennial herb. This means it is a plant that grows back year after year. It has special underground stems called rhizomes. These help the plant spread and form a thick clump of stems. Each stem can grow up to about 30 centimeters (about 12 inches) tall.
Around the bottom of the stems, you'll see short, thin leaves that look like threads. The plant's flowers grow in a cluster. This cluster of flowers is called an inflorescence. Next to the flowers, there is a long, tube-shaped leaf called a bract. This bract often looks like it's just an extension of the stem itself. Each flower has a few pointed, brown parts with thin, papery edges.
