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hairstem rush

Habit Plants annual, 0.9–6 cm tall, unbranched.
Leaves

capillary;

basal.

Inflorescences

1–2(3) flowers in a terminal cluster;

flowers subtended by 2 bractlets;

tips acute.

Flowers

tepals usually 4(6), red, brown or dark brown;

stamens usually 2(3);

filaments 0.6–1.1 mm;

anthers 0.3–0.4 mm;

styles 0.1–0.3 mm.

Capsules

subglobose to obovoid, usually shorter than the tepals, pale green (red);

apex sometimes red or blackish, acuminate to attenuate; capsule much paler than tepals.

Seeds

4–9 per capsule, 2–3 per chamber, 0.5–0.8 × 0.3–0.45 mm, longitudinally striate; though sometimes faintly so (at 30×).

2n

=36.

Juncus acutus

Juncus capillaris

Distribution
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Discussion

Stream banks, seeps. 1800–1900 m. BR. CA. Native.

This species has the fewest seeds per capsule of any North American Juncus.

Source Flora of Oregon, volume 1, page 273
Peter Zika
Sibling taxa
J. acuminatus, J. anthelatus, J. articulatus, J. balticus, J. bolanderi, J. brevicaudatus, J. breweri, J. bryoides, J. bufonius, J. bulbosus, J. canadensis, J. capillaris, J. capitatus, J. compressus, J. confusus, J. conglomeratus, J. covillei, J. diffusissimus, J. drummondii, J. dudleyi, J. effusus, J. ensifolius, J. ensifolius x Juncus nevadensis, J. exiguus, J. falcatus, J. filiformis, J. gerardi, J. hemiendytus, J. hesperius, J. howellii, J. inflexus, J. interior, J. kelloggii, J. laccatus, J. lescurii, J. longistylis, J. marginatus, J. mertensianus, J. mexicanus, J. nevadensis, J. occidentalis, J. orthophyllus, J. oxymeris, J. parryi, J. patens, J. pelocarpus, J. planifolius, J. ranarius, J. regelii, J. saximontanus, J. supiniformis, J. tenuis, J. tiehmii, J. torreyi, J. triglumis, J. trilocularis, J. uncialis
J. acuminatus, J. anthelatus, J. articulatus, J. balticus, J. bolanderi, J. brevicaudatus, J. breweri, J. bryoides, J. bufonius, J. bulbosus, J. canadensis, J. capitatus, J. compressus, J. confusus, J. conglomeratus, J. covillei, J. diffusissimus, J. drummondii, J. dudleyi, J. effusus, J. ensifolius, J. ensifolius x Juncus nevadensis, J. exiguus, J. falcatus, J. filiformis, J. gerardi, J. hemiendytus, J. hesperius, J. howellii, J. inflexus, J. interior, J. kelloggii, J. laccatus, J. lescurii, J. longistylis, J. marginatus, J. mertensianus, J. mexicanus, J. nevadensis, J. occidentalis, J. orthophyllus, J. oxymeris, J. parryi, J. patens, J. pelocarpus, J. planifolius, J. ranarius, J. regelii, J. saximontanus, J. supiniformis, J. tenuis, J. tiehmii, J. torreyi, J. triglumis, J. trilocularis, J. uncialis
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