OregonFlora: Juncus diffusissimus

	Juncus diffusissimus
	slim pod rush
Habit	Plants perennial, 25–65 cm tall, cespitose.
Leaves	round; hollow, septate; auricles 1–3 mm.
Inflorescences	open; clusters 20–70; clusters 2–5(10)-flowered.
Flowers	tepals 6, 2–3.2 mm, green or pale brown; stamens 3; filaments 0.6–0.9 mm; anthers 0.4–0.5 mm; styles 0–0.1 mm.
Capsules	4–5.2 mm, 0.5–2 mm longer than the tepals, pale brown or reddish, often with metallic or bronzy gloss, 1-chambered.
Seeds	ellipsoid to ovoid, 0.3–0.4 × 0.2–0.3 mm, apiculate, reticulate.

	Juncus diffusissimus
Distribution	[WildflowerSearch map] [BONAP county map]
Discussion	Moist river banks, wet disturbed gravel. 0–1000 m. Est. CA, WA; southeastern US; South America. Exotic.
Source	Flora of Oregon, volume 1, page 275 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. 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: 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