Juncus phaeocephalus

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Brown headed creeping rush

This perennial groundcover grows to 1 1/2 – 2 feet tall. Space 6 feet apart.   

A wonderful creeping groundcover or lawn replacement for seasonally wet spots (seeps) or irrigated areas of the landscape.

Use where the soil is shallow and wet in the winter, perhaps in place of a lawn.  Plant with seep monkeyflower, and yerba mansa.

A frog’s delight.

Lifeform:

Sun: Full Sun

Water: High, Moderate

Soil: Clay, Loam

Other: Attracts Moths, Ground Cover

Ecological Value

a

Historical Uses

No known historical uses.

Elevation

0 – 7200 ft.

Habitat

It is a common plant of the mountain forests, where it sometimes carpets meadows

Communities

Coastal Sage Scrub, Coastal Strand, Northern Coastal Scrub, wetland-riparian