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blood rush, dwarf rush, Herman's dwarf rush, Hermann's dwarf rush, juncus hemiendytus

California grey rush, gray rush, rush, spreading rush

Habit Herbs, annual, cespitose, 0.03–0.36 dm. Herbs, perennial, occasionally tufted, occasionally rhizomatous, 3–9 dm.
Rhizomes

, if present, short.

Culms

to 5.

green or glaucous, 1.5–2.5 mm diam.

Cataphylls

several.

Leaves

to 1.8 cm, 1/2–1 1/3 height of plant.

blade absent.

Inflorescences

solitary flowers.

lateral, many flowered, loose to congested, 2–9 cm;

primary bract exceeding inflorescence.

Flowers

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.

variously pedicellate;

bracteoles membranous;

tepals greenish, light brown or reddish, lanceolate, 2.3–3 mm;

inner series nearly equal, margins scarious;

stamens 6, filaments 0.6–1 mm, anthers 0.4–0.6 mm;

style 0.1 mm.

Capsules

reddish, 2–- or 3-locular, obovoid to ellipsoid or oblate, 1.9–3.5 × 1–2 mm.

3-locular or pseudo-3-locular, nearly globose, 2–2.7 mm, equal to or exceeding perianth.

Seeds

ovoid to oblate, 0.3–0.55 mm.

dark amber, oblate, 0.4–0.5 mm.

Juncus hemiendytus

Juncus patens

Phenology Flowering and fruiting summer.
Habitat Stream banks, lake or pond shores, ditches, and other wet places in sandy or clayey soils
Elevation 0–1600 m (0–5200 ft)
Distribution
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CA; OR; WA; nw Mexico
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Discussion

Varieties 2 (2 in the flora).

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)

Key
1. Bracts proximal to inflorescence, 1–2
var. hemiendytus
1. Bracts proximal to inflorescence absent
var. abjectus
Source FNA vol. 22, p. 232. FNA vol. 22.
Parent taxa Juncaceae > Juncus > subg. Graminifolii Juncaceae > Juncus > subg. Genuini
Sibling taxa
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
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. hemiendytus, 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. 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
Subordinate taxa
J. hemiendytus var. abjectus, J. hemiendytus var. hemiendytus
Synonyms J. brachystylus, J. brachystylus var. uniflorus, J. triformis var. uniflorus
Name authority F. J. Hermann: Leaflets of Western Botany 5: 118. (1948) E. Meyer: Syn. Luzul. 28. (1823)
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