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

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)

What may be sickle-leaved rush (?) growing in a wet area amongst the dunes on Bayocean Spit, Tillamook County.......June 13, 2010. If this isn't sickle-leaved rush, then it would most likely be daggerleaf rush (Juncus ensifolius)

Close-up of the 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) - Close-up of the inflorescence and uppermost 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)

Close-ups of the inflorescence of sickle-leaf rush as seen in the roadside ditch near the trailhead for the trail that runs along the saltmarsh side of Bayocean Spit, Tillamook County, OR........June 19, 2010.

Swordleaf Rush, Dagger-leaved 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.

Inflorescence of Swordleaf Rush, Dagger-leaved Rush: Juncus ensifolius (Synonyms: Juncus ensifolius var. ensifolius, Juncus saximontanus var. saximontanus, Juncus tracyi, Juncus xiphioides, Juncus xiphioides var. triandrus)

The photo above shows a close-up of the inflorescence of dagger-leaf rush as seen at Swampy Meadows.........August 6, 2005.

Swordleaf Rush, Dagger-leaved 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.

Stem leaf of Swordleaf Rush, Dagger-leaved Rush: Juncus ensifolius (Synonyms: Juncus ensifolius var. ensifolius, Juncus saximontanus var. saximontanus, Juncus tracyi, Juncus xiphioides, Juncus xiphioides var. triandrus)

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.

Swordleaf Rush, Dagger-leaved Rush: Juncus ensifolius (Synonyms: Juncus ensifolius var. ensifolius, Juncus saximontanus var. saximontanus, Juncus tracyi, Juncus xiphioides, Juncus xiphioides var. triandrus)

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

Inflorescence of Swordleaf Rush, Dagger-leaved Rush: Juncus ensifolius (Synonyms: Juncus ensifolius var. ensifolius, Juncus saximontanus var. saximontanus, Juncus tracyi, Juncus xiphioides, Juncus xiphioides var. triandrus) - Inflorescence of Swordleaf Rush, Dagger-leaved Rush: Juncus ensifolius (Synonyms: Juncus ensifolius var. ensifolius, Juncus saximontanus var. saximontanus, Juncus tracyi, Juncus xiphioides, Juncus xiphioides var. triandrus) - Basal leaves of Swordleaf Rush, Dagger-leaved Rush: Juncus ensifolius (Synonyms: Juncus ensifolius var. ensifolius, Juncus saximontanus var. saximontanus, Juncus tracyi, Juncus xiphioides, Juncus xiphioides var. triandrus)

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.

Inflorescence of Swordleaf Rush, Dagger-leaved Rush: Juncus ensifolius (Synonyms: Juncus ensifolius var. ensifolius, Juncus saximontanus var. saximontanus, Juncus tracyi, Juncus xiphioides, Juncus xiphioides var. triandrus) - Flower head of Swordleaf Rush, Dagger-leaved Rush: Juncus ensifolius (Synonyms: Juncus ensifolius var. ensifolius, Juncus saximontanus var. saximontanus, Juncus tracyi, Juncus xiphioides, Juncus xiphioides var. triandrus) - Inflorescence of Swordleaf Rush, Dagger-leaved Rush: Juncus ensifolius (Synonyms: Juncus ensifolius var. ensifolius, Juncus saximontanus var. saximontanus, Juncus tracyi, Juncus xiphioides, Juncus xiphioides var. triandrus)

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.

Habitat of Swordleaf Rush, Dagger-leaved Rush: Juncus ensifolius (Synonyms: Juncus ensifolius var. ensifolius, Juncus saximontanus var. saximontanus, Juncus tracyi, Juncus xiphioides, Juncus xiphioides var. triandrus)

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