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Sierra rush

Habit Plants perennial, 10–70 cm tall, rhizomatous, rhizomes elongate, not tuberous at nodes.
Leaves

round to flattened; hollow, septate;

auricles 1–3.2 mm.

Flowers

tepals 6, brown to dark brown;

stamens 6;

styles 0.7–1.8 mm.

Capsules

usually shorter than or equaling the tepals, dark brown, abruptly tapered to distinct beak, 1-chambered.

Seeds

ellipsoid to ovoid, 0.3–0.6 × 0.2–0.3 mm, apiculate, reticulate.

Juncus gerardii

Juncus nevadensis

Distribution
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Discussion

4 varieties. 2 varieties treated in Flora.

Source Flora of Oregon, volume 1, page 280
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. 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. 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. nevadensis var. inventus, J. nevadensis var. nevadensis
Synonyms Juncus badius, Juncus columbianus, Juncus nevadensis var. badius, Juncus nevadensis var. columbianus
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