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long-leaf rush, rush

Parry rush, Parry's rush

Habit Herbs, perennial, tufted, 2–10 dm. Herbs, perennial, strongly tufted, 0.5–3 dm.
Rhizomes

poorly developed.

densely short-branched.

Culms

erect, nearly terete to slightly compressed, never rooting at nodes.

terete.

Cataphylls

several.

Leaves

basal several, cauline 1–3;

auricles rounded, 1–3 mm, apex acutish, membranous;

blade pale green, basal blade striate, channeled, basal 1/2–1 times length of culm;

cauline 8–15 cm × 1–3 mm.

auricles 0.2–0.3 mm, apex acute to rounded, scarious.

Inflorescences

glomerules, 8–25, each with 3–5 flowers, open;

primary bract much shorter than inflorescence.

1–3-flowered, open;

primary bract terete, 2–4 cm, usually longer than inflorescence.

Flowers

tepals greenish with reddish or brown tinge, lanceolate, 5–6 mm, outer series shorter;

stamens 6, filaments 0.5–1 mm, anthers 1.8–2.6 mm;

style 0.5–1 mm.

pedicellate;

bracteoles broadly ovate;

tepals light brown with green midstripe, lanceolate, 5.5–9 mm, margins scarious;

inner series loosely subtending capsule at maturity, shorter;

stamens 6, filaments 0.7–1 mm, anthers 1.1–1.6 mm;

style 0.2 mm.

Capsules

tan, 3-locular, obovoid, 3–4.5 mm, shorter than perianth.

tan, 3-locular, narrowly oblong, 6–9 × 1.5–2 mm, usually exceeding perianth.

Seeds

ovoid, 0.6 mm, not tailed.

amber, body 0.6 mm, tails 0.4 mm.

Juncus macrophyllus

Juncus parryi

Phenology Flowering and fruiting summer. Flowering and fruiting summer.
Habitat Wet banks and meadows in chaparral and low mountains Exposed rocky slopes and stream banks in montane and alpine areas, conifer forests
Elevation 700–2600 m (2300–8500 ft) 1500–4000 m (4900–13100 ft)
Distribution
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AZ; CA; NV
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CA; CO; ID; MT; NV; OR; UT; WA; WY; AB; BC
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Source FNA vol. 22. 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. hemiendytus, J. howellii, J. inflexus, J. interior, J. kelloggii, J. leiospermus, J. lesueurii, J. longistylis, J. luciensis, J. macrandrus, 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. 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
Synonyms J. canaliculatus, J. longistylis var. scabratus J. drummondii var. parryi
Name authority Coville: University of California Publications in Botany 1: 65. (1902) Engelmann
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