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Drummond's rush, threeflower rush
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Densely tufted perennials, forming small mats, the numerous flowering stems terete, 15-35 cm. tall. |
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Leaves bladeless or with bristle-like blades 2-5 mm. long; leaf bases sheathing, the sheaths 2-6 cm. long. |
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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. |
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Capsule slightly exceeding the perianth, blunt, with a very shallow notch on each valve. |
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Juncus debilis |
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June-September |
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Alpine to subalpine meadows, streambanks, talus slopes and ridges. |
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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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Native |
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Not of concern |
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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