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Juncus kelloggii

Kellogg's rush
Habit Plants annual, 1–5.5 cm tall, unbranched.
Leaves

capillary;

basal.
Inflorescences

1 terminal cluster, with 1–4 flowers per cluster;

inflorescence bracts inconspicuous;

flowers subtended by 2 bractlets;

bractlet tips usually acute (acuminate).
Flowers

tepals (4)6;

midveins dark reddish;

tips acute to acuminate;

stamens (2)3;

filaments 0.7–1.3 mm;

anthers 0.3–0.5 mm;

styles 0.2–0.5 mm.
Capsules

equaling or slightly longer than the tepals, dark red;

apex acute to acuminate.
Seeds

approximately 50 per capsule, 0.35–0.55 × 0.25– 0.35 mm, longitudinally striate (obvious at 30×), apiculate.
2n

=34.

Juncus kelloggii
Distribution
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Discussion

Creek banks, floodplains in wet prairie, swales, pool margins. 100–1900m. BR, Sisk, WV. CA, NV, WA; north to southern British Columbia. Native.
Source Flora of Oregon, volume 1, page 279
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. 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
Synonyms Juncus brachystylus
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