OregonFlora: Juncus bufonius

	Juncus bufonius
	toad rush
Habit	Plants annual, branched.
Leaves	usually less than 1 mm wide, usually 1–5 on stem.
Inflorescences	cymose; flowers usually solitary, clustered apically in one variety.
Flowers	tepals 6, green to red or black-striped; inner tepals acute to acuminate; stamens (3)6.
Capsules	shorter than inner tepals, light brown to red, usually blunt to acute, 1-chambered.
Seeds	0.3–0.5 × 0.2–0.35 mm, apiculate; smooth or faintly reticulate.

	Juncus bufonius
Distribution	[WildflowerSearch map] [BONAP county map]
Discussion	6 varieties; 3 varieties treated in Flora.
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. bryoides, 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
Subordinate taxa	J. bufonius var. bufonius, J. bufonius var. congestus, J. bufonius var. occidentalis
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