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
![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)](../../../cascade/mtadams/rush/juncus/ensifolius/xiphioides1.jpg)
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.
![Inflorescence of 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)](../../../cascade/mtadams/rush/juncus/ensifolius/juncusensifoliusinfl.jpg)
The photo above shows a close-up of the inflorescence
of dagger-leaf rush as seen at Swampy Meadows........August
6, 2005.
![Leaves of 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)](../../../cascade/mtadams/rush/juncus/ensifolius/xiphioides2.jpg)
Photographed at the eastern edge of Swampy
Meadows at the southwest corner of Mt. Adams just northwest of the intersections
of Rds # 23 and # 8810........August 8, 2004.
![Stem leaf of 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)](../../../cascade/mtadams/rush/juncus/ensifolius/juncusensifoliuslf3.jpg)
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.
Paul Slichter