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Juncus leiospermus






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Juncus leiospermus

Conservation status


Imperiled  (NatureServe)[1]

Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Juncaceae
Genus: Juncus
Species:
J. leiospermus
Binomial name
Juncus leiospermus

F.J.Herm.

Juncus leiospermus is an uncommon species of rush known by the common name Red Bluff dwarf rush. It is endemictoCalifornia, where it is known only from the Central Valley and adjacent Sierra Nevada foothills to the east.

Description[edit]

Juncus leiospermus is a plant of vernal pools and other wet seasonal depressions in the local habitat. It is a small annual herb forming dense clumps of hairlike reddish brown stems no more than 10–11 centimetres (3.9–4.3 in) tall. The stems are surrounded by a few thready leaves.

The inflorescence is a single cluster of several reddish flowers atop the small stems.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0".

External links[edit]


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    NatureServe imperiled species
    Juncus
    Endemic flora of California
    Flora of the Sierra Nevada (United States)
    Natural history of the Central Valley (California)
    Plants described in 1948
    Poales stubs
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