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Coville's rush

Habit Plants perennial, 2–25 cm tall, rhizomatous.
Leaves

flat; grass-like, blue-green;

auricles 0–1.5 mm.

Inflorescences

2–6 clusters; clusters 3–7-flowered.

Flowers

tepals 6, usually 2–3.6 mm, brown to dark brown;

stamens 6;

filaments 0.5–1 mm;

anthers 0.8–1.4 mm;

styles 0.8–1 mm.

Capsules

notched; longer than or equaling tepals; light to dark brown, 3-chambered.

Seeds

0.3–0.4 × 0.2– 0.25 mm; plump, apiculate, reticulate.

2n

=36, 38.

Juncus acutus

Juncus covillei

Distribution
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Discussion

Shores, wet meadows, peatlands, ditches. 0–1800 m. BW, Casc, CR, ECas, Est, Sisk, WV. CA, ID, WA; north to AK. Native.

Juncus covillei is similar to J. falcatus, which is restricted to coastal sandy habitats and has larger clusters that are more spherical or head-like. Reports of this species from northwestern Asia are J. prominens.

Source Flora of Oregon, volume 1, page 274
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. capillaris, J. capitatus, J. compressus, J. confusus, J. conglomeratus, 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
Synonyms Juncus covillei var. covillei, Juncus covillei var. obtusatus, Juncus obtusatus
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