''Juncus breweri'' is a species of rush known by the common name Brewer's rush. It is native to western North America from

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to northern

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, where it grows in coastal habitat such as beaches and

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es. It is a perennial herb growing from a tough rhizome which anchors it in sand and other unstable substrate. It produces slender stems up to long. The leaves are bladeless and are reduced to dark brown sheaths around the stem bases. The

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is a cluster of flowers emerging from the stem and accompanied by a single long, cylindrical bract which looks much like an extension of the stem. The flowers have purplish brown and greenish segments a few millimeters long.

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breweri Plants described in 1868 Flora of the Western United States Flora of British Columbia Flora without expected TNC conservation status {{Poales-stub