[Rushes: The Genus Juncus East of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Sierra Rush

Juncus nevadensis var. nevadensis

Synonyms: Juncus badius, Juncus columbianus, Juncus dubius, Juncus mertensianus ssp. gracilis, Juncus nevadensis var. badius, Juncus nevadensis var. columbianus

Sierra Rush: Juncus nevadensis var. nevadensis (Synonyms: Juncus badius, Juncus columbianus, Juncus dubius, Juncus mertensianus ssp. gracilis, Juncus nevadensis var. badius, Juncus nevadensis var. columbianus)

Close-up of a flower of sierra rush as seen at Steptoe Butte State Park in eastern Washington.........June 22, 2009.

Close-up of a flower of Sierra Rush: Juncus nevadensis var. nevadensis (Synonyms: Juncus badius, Juncus columbianus, Juncus dubius, Juncus mertensianus ssp. gracilis, Juncus nevadensis var. badius, Juncus nevadensis var. columbianus) - Close-up of an inflorescence of Sierra Rush: Juncus nevadensis var. nevadensis (Synonyms: Juncus badius, Juncus columbianus, Juncus dubius, Juncus mertensianus ssp. gracilis, Juncus nevadensis var. badius, Juncus nevadensis var. columbianus)

Close-up of the flowers and inflorescence of sierra rush as seen at Steptoe Butte State Park in eastern Washington.........June 22, 2009.

Inflorescence of Sierra Rush: Juncus nevadensis var. nevadensis (Synonyms: Juncus badius, Juncus columbianus, Juncus dubius, Juncus mertensianus ssp. gracilis, Juncus nevadensis var. badius, Juncus nevadensis var. columbianus) - Inflorescence of Sierra Rush: Juncus nevadensis var. nevadensis (Synonyms: Juncus badius, Juncus columbianus, Juncus dubius, Juncus mertensianus ssp. gracilis, Juncus nevadensis var. badius, Juncus nevadensis var. columbianus) - Inflorescence of Sierra Rush: Juncus nevadensis var. nevadensis (Synonyms: Juncus badius, Juncus columbianus, Juncus dubius, Juncus mertensianus ssp. gracilis, Juncus nevadensis var. badius, Juncus nevadensis var. columbianus) - Portion of the inflorescence of Sierra Rush: Juncus nevadensis var. nevadensis (Synonyms: Juncus badius, Juncus columbianus, Juncus dubius, Juncus mertensianus ssp. gracilis, Juncus nevadensis var. badius, Juncus nevadensis var. columbianus)

Close-ups of the flowers and inflorescence of sierra rush as seen at Steptoe Butte State Park in eastern Washington.........June 22, 2009.

Sierra Rush: Juncus nevadensis var. nevadensis (Synonyms: Juncus badius, Juncus columbianus, Juncus dubius, Juncus mertensianus ssp. gracilis, Juncus nevadensis var. badius, Juncus nevadensis var. columbianus) - Sierra Rush: Juncus nevadensis var. nevadensis (Synonyms: Juncus badius, Juncus columbianus, Juncus dubius, Juncus mertensianus ssp. gracilis, Juncus nevadensis var. badius, Juncus nevadensis var. columbianus) - Sierra Rush: Juncus nevadensis var. nevadensis (Synonyms: Juncus badius, Juncus columbianus, Juncus dubius, Juncus mertensianus ssp. gracilis, Juncus nevadensis var. badius, Juncus nevadensis var. columbianus)

Sierra rush in bloom in meadows around Jack's Spring off the Fremont National Recreation Trail on the northwest corner of Twelvemile Peak, Fremont-Winema National Forest........August 2, 2020.

Sierra Rush: Juncus nevadensis var. nevadensis (Synonyms: Juncus badius, Juncus columbianus, Juncus dubius, Juncus mertensianus ssp. gracilis, Juncus nevadensis var. badius, Juncus nevadensis var. columbianus) - Sierra Rush: Juncus nevadensis var. nevadensis (Synonyms: Juncus badius, Juncus columbianus, Juncus dubius, Juncus mertensianus ssp. gracilis, Juncus nevadensis var. badius, Juncus nevadensis var. columbianus)

The inflorescence of sierra rush as seenat left along the main east-west access road through the Bickleton Ridge Unit of the Klickitat Wildlife Area, northwest of Bickleton, WA........June 17, 2017. The photo at right shows the inflorescence of sierra rush observed in meadows along Mud Creek at Mud Creek Campground, Fremont-Winema National Forest......July 18, 2022.
Paul Slichter