OregonFlora: Juncus bolanderi

	Juncus bolanderi
	Bolander's rush
Habit	Plants perennial, 25–85 cm tall, rhizomatous.
Leaves	round; hollow, septate; auricles 2–4 mm.
Inflorescences	dense; clusters 1–3(5), 40–70-flowered.
Flowers	tepals 6, brown to dark brown or blackish; stamens 3; filaments 1–1.5 mm; anthers 0.4–0.7 mm; styles 0.1–0.15 mm.
Capsules	shorter than or equaling tepals, dark brown, 1-chambered.
Seeds	ellipsoid to ovoid, 0.4–0.5 × 0.2–0.25 mm, apiculate.

	Juncus bolanderi
Distribution	[WildflowerSearch map] [BONAP county map]
Discussion	Marshes, wet meadows, shores. 0–1300 m. Casc, CR, Est, Sisk, WV. CA, WA; north to British Columbia. Native.
Source	Flora of Oregon, volume 1, page 271 Peter Zika
Sibling taxa	J. acuminatus, J. anthelatus, J. articulatus, J. balticus, 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
Web links	Local floras: BC, CA, OR, WA Local Web sites: CalFlora, CalPhotos, Flora NW, PNW Herbaria WildflowerSearch iNaturalist (observations) USDA Plants Database LBJ Wildflower Center SEINet Plants of the World Online Encyclopedia of Life Wikipedia Google Image Search