OregonFlora: Juncus oxymeris vs. Juncus nevadensis

	Juncus oxymeris	Juncus nevadensis
	pointed rush	Sierra rush
Habit	Plants perennial, 30–90 cm tall, rhizomatous.	Plants perennial, 10–70 cm tall, rhizomatous, rhizomes elongate, not tuberous at nodes.
Leaves	flat; iris-like, blue-green, partially septate; auricles absent.	round to flattened; hollow, septate; auricles 1–3.2 mm.
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.	tepals 6, brown to dark brown; stamens 6; styles 0.7–1.8 mm.
Capsules	longer than the tepals, brown to dark red, usually gradually tapered to long acuminate tip, 1-chambered.	usually shorter than or equaling the tepals, dark brown, abruptly tapered to distinct beak, 1-chambered.
Seeds	0.4–0.5 × 0.2–0.25 mm, apiculate, reticulate.	ellipsoid to ovoid, 0.3–0.6 × 0.2–0.3 mm, apiculate, reticulate.

	Juncus oxymeris	Juncus nevadensis
Distribution	[WildflowerSearch map] [BONAP county map]	[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.	4 varieties. 2 varieties treated in Flora.
Source	Flora of Oregon, volume 1, page 282 Peter Zika	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. 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
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