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Juncus tiehmii

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Juncaceae

Scientific name
  
Juncus tiehmii

Rank
  
Species

Order
  
Poales

Genus
  
Juncus

Higher classification
  
Juncus

Similar
  
Juncus howellii, Juncus regelii, Juncus macrophyllus, Juncus breweri, Juncus covillei

Juncus tiehmii is a species of rush known by the common name Nevada rush. It is native to the western United States, where it grows in wet habitat with granite sand substrate, including riverbanks and barren seeps. This is a small annual herb forming dense clumps of hair-thin stems no more than about 6 centimeters high. The inflorescence is made up of one to seven tiny flowers atop each stem. The flowers have a few greenish to pink or red segments no more than about 3 millimeters long.

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Juncus tiehmii Wikipedia