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center basin rush, Herman's dwarf rush, least dwarf rush, least rush
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blood rush, dwarf rush, Herman's dwarf rush, Hermann's dwarf rush, juncus hemiendytus
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Herbs, annual, cespitose, 0.03–0.36 dm. |
dilated directly proximal to flower, 0.2–0.5 mm diam. |
to 5. |
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to 1.8 cm, 1/2–1 1/3 height of plant. |
bracts not subtending inflorescence. |
solitary flowers. |
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2-merous; : tepals 4(–6), erect to recurved at maturity, reddish, 1.5–3 × 0.5–1.2 mm; outer and outer series nearly equal, apex rounded to acute; stamens 2(–3), filaments 0.5–1.4 mm, anthers 0.3–0.7 mm; style 0.1–0.4 mm, stigma 2(–3), 0.3–1 mm. |
usually not exceeding tepals. |
reddish, 2–- or 3-locular, obovoid to ellipsoid or oblate, 1.9–3.5 × 1–2 mm. |
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ovoid to oblate, 0.3–0.55 mm. |
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| Flowering and fruiting spring–mid summer. |
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| Various damp open habitats including vernal depressions, streambeds, swales in sagebrush flats, forest clearing and alpine meadows |
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| 1400–3400 m (4600–11200 ft) |
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CA; ID; NV; OR |
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Varieties 2 (2 in the flora). (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
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1. Bracts proximal to inflorescence, 1–2 | var. hemiendytus |
1. Bracts proximal to inflorescence absent | var. abjectus |
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| FNA vol. 22. |
FNA vol. 22, p. 232. |
| Juncaceae > Juncus > subg. Graminifolii > Juncus hemiendytus |
Juncaceae > Juncus > subg. Graminifolii |
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J. acuminatus, J. acutiflorus, J. acutus, J. alpinoarticulatus, J. anthelatus, J. arcticus, J. articulatus, J. biglumis, J. bolanderi, J. brachycarpus, J. brachycephalus, J. brachyphyllus, J. brevicaudatus, J. bryoides, J. bufonius, J. bulbosus, J. caesariensis, J. canadensis, J. capillaris, J. capitatus, J. castaneus, J. chlorocephalus, J. compressus, J. confusus, J. cooperi, J. coriaceus, J. covillei, J. debilis, J. dichotomus, J. diffusissimus, J. drummondii, J. dubius, J. dudleyi, J. effusus, J. elliottii, J. ensifolius, J. falcatus, J. filiformis, J. filipendulus, J. georgianus, J. gerardii, J. greenei, J. gymnocarpus, J. hallii, J. howellii, J. inflexus, J. interior, J. kelloggii, J. leiospermus, J. lesueurii, J. longistylis, J. luciensis, J. macrandrus, J. macrophyllus, J. marginatus, J. maritimus, J. megacephalus, J. mertensianus, J. militaris, J. nevadensis, J. nodatus, J. nodosus, J. occidentalis, J. orthophyllus, J. oxymeris, J. parryi, J. patens, J. pelocarpus, J. pervetus, J. phaeocephalus, J. polycephalus, J. regelii, J. repens, J. roemerianus, J. scirpoides, J. secundus, J. squarrosus, J. stygius, J. subcaudatus, J. subtilis, J. supiniformis, J. tenuis, J. texanus, J. textilis, J. tiehmii, J. torreyi, J. trifidus, J. triformis, J. triglumis, J. trigonocarpus, J. uncialis, J. validus, J. vaseyi, J. xiphioides |
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| J. abjectus |
J. brachystylus, J. brachystylus var. uniflorus, J. triformis var. uniflorus |
| (F. J. Hermann) Ertter: Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden 39: 76. (1986) |
F. J. Hermann: Leaflets of Western Botany 5: 118. (1948) |
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BC, 
CA, 
OR, 
WA
Flora NW, 
PNW Herbaria
WildflowerSearch
iNaturalist (observations)
USDA Plants Database
