Dagger-leaf Rush, Dagger-leaved Rush, Swordleaf Rush, Sword-leaf Rush, Three-stamened Rush
Juncus ensifolius
Synonyms: Juncus ensifolius var. ensifolius, Juncus saximontanus var. saximontanus, Juncus tracyi, Juncus xiphioides, Juncus xiphioides var. triandrus
Photographed at the eastern edge of Swampy
Meadows at the southwest corner of Mt. Adams just northwest of the intersections
of Rds # 23 & # 8810..............August 8, 2004.
The photo above shows a close-up of the inflorescence
of dagger-leaf rush as seen at Swampy Meadows............................August
6, 2005.
Photographed at the eastern edge of Swampy
Meadows at the southwest corner of Mt. Adams just northwest of the intersections
of Rds # 23 & # 8810..............August 8, 2004.
The photo above shows a close-up of the attractive (almost iris-like)
leaves of dagger-leaf rush as seen at Swampy Meadows............................August
6, 2005.
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The 3 photos directly above show close-ups of several inflorescences of dagger-leaf rush as seen at Willard Springs in Conboy Lake NWR......................July 31, 2008. Click each photo to see an enlarged version.
The photo above shows a large meadow devoted almost exclusively to dagger-leaf rush. From the hillside above the eastern branch of Shorthorn Creek, above the Round the Mt. Trail #9 in the Mt. Adams Wilderness..................September 5, 2008.
Paul Slichter