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mosslike dwarf rush, moss rush

Habit Plants annual, 0.3–2.5 cm tall, unbranched, stems not thickened below flowers.
Leaves

0.1–0.2 mm thick;

basal.

Inflorescences

1 terminal flower, 1–2 bractlets subtending flowers, bases not sheathing stem;

tips acute to blunt.

Flowers

tepals usually 6, brown to dark brown; shiny, incurving, usually 3(2–4) stamens;

filaments 0.4–0.6 mm;

anthers 0.15–0.25 mm;

styles 0–0.1 mm.

Capsules

red to purple, usually shorter than the tepals.

Seeds

0.3–0.5 × 0.2–0.3 mm, not striate (at 10×).

Juncus bryoides

Distribution
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Discussion

Moist depressions, sagebrush flats. 2200–2300 m. BR. CA, NV, ID; southeast to CO. Native.

Source Flora of Oregon, volume 1, page 272
Peter Zika
Sibling taxa
J. acuminatus, J. anthelatus, J. articulatus, J. balticus, J. bolanderi, J. brevicaudatus, J. breweri, 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
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