OregonFlora: Juncus kelloggii vs. Juncus torreyi

	Juncus kelloggii	Juncus torreyi
	Kellogg's rush	Torrey's rush
Habit	Plants annual, 1–5.5 cm tall, unbranched.	Plants perennial, 30–100 cm tall, rhizomatous, rhizomes elongate, usually swollen or tuberous, at least at some nodes, perennial.
Leaves	capillary; basal.	round; hollow, septate, often stiff and divaricate; auricles 1–3.5 mm.
Inflorescences	1 terminal cluster, with 1–4 flowers per cluster; inflorescence bracts inconspicuous; flowers subtended by 2 bractlets; bractlet tips usually acute (acuminate).	1–23 dense head-like clusters; clusters globose with 26–80 flowers.
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.	tepals 6, brown; greenish or reddish; tips acuminate; stamens 6; filaments 0.6–1.2 mm; anthers 0.4– 0.8 mm; styles 0.1–0.2 mm.
Capsules	equaling or slightly longer than the tepals, dark red; apex acute to acuminate.	equaling or longer than the tepals, pale brown to dark brown, gradually tapered to acuminate tips, 1-chambered.
Seeds	approximately 50 per capsule, 0.35–0.55 × 0.25– 0.35 mm, longitudinally striate (obvious at 30×), apiculate.	ellipsoid to ovoid, 0.4–0.5 × 0.2–0.3 mm, apiculate.
2n	=34.	=40.

	Juncus kelloggii	Juncus torreyi
Distribution	[WildflowerSearch map] [BONAP county map]	[WildflowerSearch map] [BONAP county map]
Discussion	Creek banks, floodplains in wet prairie, swales, pool margins. 100–1900m. BR, Sisk, WV. CA, NV, WA; north to southern British Columbia. Native.	Shores, swales, springs, ditches. 50–1300m. BW, Col, Lava, Owy. CA, NV, ID, WA; across the US and southern Canada, south to Mexico. Native. This is primarily an eastern Oregon species, with large globose clusters, peculiar swollen rhizome nodes, and spreading stiff foliage.
Source	Flora of Oregon, volume 1, page 279 Peter Zika	Flora of Oregon, volume 1, page 284 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	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. triglumis, J. trilocularis, J. uncialis
Synonyms	Juncus brachystylus
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	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