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Drummond's rush, threeflower rush

Habit Densely tufted perennials, forming small mats, the numerous flowering stems terete, 15-35 cm. tall.
Leaves

Leaves bladeless or with bristle-like blades 2-5 mm. long;

leaf bases sheathing, the sheaths 2-6 cm. long.

Flowers

Flowers 1-3, closely spaced but discrete, each subtended by two brownish, membranous bracts, the involucral bract 1-2 cm. long, mostly terete, erect, sharp-pointed;

perianth 5-7 mm. long, the 6 segments subequal, lanceolate, pointed, green with broad, membranous, brown margins;

stamens 6.

Fruits

Capsule slightly exceeding the perianth, blunt, with a very shallow notch on each valve.

Juncus debilis

Juncus drummondii

Flowering time June-September
Habitat Alpine to subalpine meadows, streambanks, talus slopes and ridges.
Distribution
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Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east to the Rocky Mountains.
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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. 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
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