Juncus mexicanus Willd. ex Schult. & Schult. f.

vernacular Mexican rush — species · Juncaceae

USDA: JUME4
GBIF: 6413558 syn.
Rank: species

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§2Habit & range

Growth habit: Graminoid
Duration: Perennial
Group: Monocot
Family: Juncaceae Juss.
Genus: Juncus

§2a

Native status, by region

L48 Lower 48 States Native

§2b

County-level range

· 8 counties across 1 state

Legend Native · 8 Introduced · 0 Both · 0 Hover a county for detail.

§3Cultivation specs · USDA

Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.

§3a

Tolerances

Drought: Low
Shade: High
Moisture use: Medium
Fire: High
Salinity: High
Anaerobic: High
CaCO₃: Medium
Hedging: None

§3b

Climate & soil

Cold tolerance: -18 °F minimum
Frost-free days: 145 min.
Precipitation: 8–20 in/yr
pH range: 6.2–8.2
Root depth: 8 in min.
Fertility need: Medium
Soil texture: medium, fine

§3c

Form & growth

Growth form: Rhizomatous
Growth rate: Moderate
Lifespan: Moderate
Mature height: 0.8 ft
Foliage texture: Fine
Foliage colour: Green
Porosity (summer): Porous
Porosity (winter): Porous
Flower colour: Green
Fruit colour: Brown
Fire resistant: No
N fixation: None
Toxicity: None

§3d

Reproduction

Bloom period: Spring
Seed abundance: Low
Seed begins: Summer
Seed ends: Summer
Spread rate: Slow
Stratify: No
Propagation: seed, bare root, sprigs

§3e

Use & availability

Commercial availability: Routinely Available
Nursery stock: No
Browse palatability: Medium
Graze palatability: Medium
Palatable, human: No
Protein potential: Low
Lumber: No
Christmas tree: No

§4Counties, by state

Recorded in 8 counties across 1 state.

Arizona view state ↗ 8 N ▾

§5Sources & provenance

USDA PLANTS

Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.

plants.usda.gov/JUME4 ↗

GBIF Backbone

Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.

gbif.org/species/6413558 ↗

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