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Juncus nevadensis var. nevadensis

Sierra rush
Leaves

round or slightly flattened; hollow, green or blue-green, septate.
Inflorescences

(1)6–30 clusters or head-like clusters; clusters 3–15-flowered.
Flowers

filaments 0.3–0.7(0.8) mm; shorter than anthers (0.7)0.8–2(2.6)mm.

Juncus nevadensis var. nevadensis
Distribution
[BONAP county map]
Discussion

Shores, seasonally wet meadows, marshes, swales, ditches. 0–2500m. Throughout Oregon. CA, NV, ID, WA; northeast to Saskatchewan, southeast to CO. Native.

The color, thickness, and flattening of the leaf blades is highly variable.
Source Flora of Oregon, volume 1, page 281
Peter Zika
Sibling taxa
J. nevadensis var. inventus
Synonyms Juncus dubius, Juncus mertensianus ssp. gracilis
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