OregonFlora: Juncus oxymeris

	Juncus oxymeris
	pointed rush
Habit	Plants perennial, 30–90 cm tall, rhizomatous.
Leaves	flat; iris-like, blue-green, partially septate; auricles absent.
Inflorescences	10–70 clusters; clusters (2)3–7(11)-flowered.
Flowers	tepals 6, green to pale brown, usually red-tipped; stamens 6; filaments 0.5–0.8 mm; anthers 0.7–1.6 mm; styles 0.4–1 mm.
Capsules	longer than the tepals, brown to dark red, usually gradually tapered to long acuminate tip, 1-chambered.
Seeds	0.4–0.5 × 0.2–0.25 mm, apiculate, reticulate.

	Juncus oxymeris
Distribution	[WildflowerSearch map] [BONAP county map]
Discussion	Shores, swales, marshes, wet meadows, fresh water intertidal. 0–700m. Casc, CR, Sisk, WV. CA, WA; north to British Columbia. Native.
Source	Flora of Oregon, volume 1, page 282 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. 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: 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