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Juncus parryi

Parry's rush
Habit Plants perennial, 5–30 cm tall, cespitose.
Leaves

with some terete; stem-like blades;

distal sheaths 1–5 cm, light brown or redbrown.
Inflorescences

a loose cluster of 1–3 flowers;

inflorescence bracts erect and stem-like, often longer than inflorescence.
Flowers

tepals 6, brown to dark brown;

stamens 6;

filaments 0.6–1 mm;

anthers 1–1.6 mm;

styles 0.3–0.6 mm.
Capsules

6–9 mm; longer than or equaling the tepals, brown;

apices acute to acuminate, 3-chambered.
Seeds

(1.1)1.7–2.7 × 0.2–0.3 mm;

bodies 0.6– 0.9 mm, striate; tails prominent; (0.3)0.4–0.9 mm.

Juncus parryi
Distribution
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Discussion

Rocky slopes, scree, pumice, dry meadows, shores, ridgelines, open conifer forest, peatlands. 1100–2800m. BR, BW, ECas, Sisk, Casc. CA, NV, ID, WA; northeast to Alberta, southeast to NM. Native.

This species is often confused with J. drummondii, which lacks leaf blades and sometimes is in slightly damper habitats.
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. oxymeris, 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
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