Juncus cooperi is a species of rush known by the common name Cooper's rush. It is native to the deserts of the southwestern United States (namely in states such as California and Nevada) and northern Mexico, where it grows in alkaline and saline soils such as those around salt marshes and desert springs.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Cooper's rush being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Liliopsida
- Order
- Poales
- Family
- Juncaceae
- Genus
- Juncus
- Species
- Juncus cooperi
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