Mt. Rainier

Mt. Rainier Flora -- Juncus balticus -- (Baltic Rush)

presented by Susan McDougall


Juncus balticus

The flowers are arranged in an open panicle. The stems are up to three feet tall. This is subspecies ater.

Author: Susan McDougall
Longmire Meadow, Mount Rainier National Park
GPS: 46.7506, -121.8137, 2720
Date: July 11, 2014
Juncus balticus

Sometimes seen in roadside ditches, this is a common rush of lowland meadows. The leaves are reduced to scales at the base of the flowering stems.

Author: Susan McDougall
Longmire Meadow, Mount Rainier National Park
GPS: 46.7506, -121.8137, 2720
Date: July 11, 2014

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