Juncus kraussii, which belongs to the family of Juncaceae, and the order Poales, grows in salt marshes (a coastal ecosystem in the upper coastal intertidal zone between land and open saltwater or brackish water that is regularly flooded by the tides).
Family: Juncaceae Order: Poales It grows in salt marshes, estuarine and coastal areas. A salt marsh or saltmarsh, also known as a coastal salt marsh or a tidal marsh, is a coastal ecosystem in the upper coastal intertidal zone between land and open saltwater or brackish water that is regularly flooded by the tides. 
