Juncus effusus
also known as Soft Rush or Corkscrew Grass. I was first introduced to this by my stepmother who planted it in an urn at the center of a pond. It was/is such a novel sculptural specimen.
Juncus is kind of a really cool genus, with species that thrive with wet feet and brackish water. They were definitely a plant of choice for my Ecological Restoration class. J. patens is a native to California and Oregon and is more drought tolerant than other species...it just doesn't get the crazy spiral stems.
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