Juncus oxymeris

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Cladus: Commelinids
Ordo: Poales

Familia: Juncaceae
Genus: Juncus
Species: Juncus oxymeris
Name

Juncus oxymeris Engelm., 1868
References

Transactions of the Academy of Science of Saint Louis. St. Louis, MO 2: 483 (1868)
USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. [1]

Juncus oxymeris, common name pointed rush[2][3] is a species of rush native to the West Coast of North America (British Columbia, Washington, Oregon and California). It occurs in moist areas such as lakeshores, riverbanks, and moist meadows at elevations of 100–2,000 m (330–6,560 ft).[4][5]

Juncus oxymeris is a perennial herb up to 60 cm (2.0 ft) in height, spreading by underground rhizomes. Leaves are gladiolate, i.e., flattened with one edge toward the stem, similar to those of Iris or Gladiolus. Flowers are straw-colored, with lanceolate tepals.[4][6]
References

Tropicos
Las Pilitas Nursery, Santa Margarita, California.
Rushes of the Columbia Gorge of Oregon and Washington
Flora of North America v 22
Timothy Johnson. 1999. CRC Ethnobotany Desk Reference, CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida, page 443.
Snogerup, Botanisker Notiser 131: 187. 1978.