Smallhead Rush

Juncus brachycephalus (Engelm.) Buchenau

Rush family

Plant Type

Graminoid

Life Cycle

Perennial

Mature Height

24 inches

Spread

4.2 feet

Flower Color

Green

Bloom Time

Summer

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Intermediate

Water

Water Use High

Drought Tolerance None

Flood Tolerance High

Soil

Soil Types Clay, Loam, Sand

CaCO3 Tolerance Medium

Fertility Need Medium

Stress Tolerance

Fire Tolerance High

Salt Tolerance None

Climate

pH Range 5.9 – 7.1

Frost-Free Days 95 days

Precipitation 35 – 55 in

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Wind

Fall Color No

Evergreen No

Native Range

USA: Alabama, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, Wisconsin
CAN: New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Québec

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.