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inland rush

Habit Tufted perennial with densely branching rhizomes, the stems 1-10, 2-6 dm. tall.
Leaves

Leaves 1-2, basal, the blades flat, 5-15 cm. long and 0.5-1.1 mm. broad;

leaf bases sheathing, the sheaths with whitish or purplish auricles 0.2-0.4 mm. long.

Flowers

Inflorescence somewhat compact, 1.5-7 cm. long, the involucral bract shorter than the inflorescence;

perianth 3.3-4.4 mm. long, the 6 segments greenish, lanceolate-acuminate;

stamens 6.

Fruits

Capsule ellipsoid to nearly globose, 3.8-4.7 mm. long, light to dark tan.

Juncus acutus

Juncus interior

Flowering time May-July
Habitat Gravel or sand riverbanks, oxbow marshes, canals, and ditches.
Distribution
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Occurring chiefly east of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east across much of North America to northeastern North America.
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Origin Native
Conservation status Not of concern
Sibling taxa
J. acuminatus, J. alpinoarticulatus, J. anthelatus, J. articulatus, J. balticus, J. bolanderi, J. brachycarpus, J. brevicaudatus, J. breweri, J. bufonius, J. bulbosus, J. canadensis, J. compressus, J. confusus, J. conglomeratus, J. covillei, J. diffusissimus, J. drummondii, J. dudleyi, J. effusus, J. ensifolius, J. falcatus, J. filiformis, J. gerardi, J. hemiendytus, J. hesperius, J. howellii, J. inflexus, J. interior, J. kelloggii, J. laccatus, J. longistylis, J. mertensianus, J. nevadensis, J. nodosus, J. occidentalis, J. orthophyllus, J. oxymeris, J. parryi, J. patens, J. pelocarpus, J. pylaei, J. regelii, J. saximontanus, J. supiniformis, J. tenuis, J. tiehmii, J. torreyi, J. trilocularis, J. uncialis, J. vaseyi
J. acuminatus, J. alpinoarticulatus, J. anthelatus, J. articulatus, J. balticus, J. bolanderi, J. brachycarpus, J. brevicaudatus, J. breweri, J. bufonius, J. bulbosus, J. canadensis, J. compressus, J. confusus, J. conglomeratus, J. covillei, J. diffusissimus, J. drummondii, J. dudleyi, J. effusus, J. ensifolius, J. falcatus, J. filiformis, J. gerardi, J. hemiendytus, J. hesperius, J. howellii, J. inflexus, J. kelloggii, J. laccatus, J. longistylis, J. mertensianus, J. nevadensis, J. nodosus, J. occidentalis, J. orthophyllus, J. oxymeris, J. parryi, J. patens, J. pelocarpus, J. pylaei, J. regelii, J. saximontanus, J. supiniformis, J. tenuis, J. tiehmii, J. torreyi, J. trilocularis, J. uncialis, J. vaseyi
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