[The Rushes of Mt. Adams]

Dagger-leaf Rush

Juncus xiphioides

formerly Juncus ensifolius var. montanus

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.

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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.

The photo above shows the inflorescence of dagger-leaf rush as seen along the Island Springs Trail...................August 11, 2006.

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The photos above show dagger-leaf rush in wetlands to the north of Road K1000 to the east of the Mt. Adams Highway on the east side of Mt. Adams......................June 17, 2007. Click on each photo to see an enlarged view.

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.