A very rare low elevation rush, here growing in a river bed, Slender Rush is a tufted perennial that can reach a height of 4 feet.The leaves are basal, and the plants tufted.
Author: Susan McDougall
Nisqually River bed, Sunshine Point, Mount Rainier National Park
GPS: 46.7377, -121.9088, 2044
Date: August 2, 2014
The flowers are borne in a terminal inflorescence that can be rather open or comapact. They are greenish to pale brown.
Author: Susan McDougall
Nisqually River bed, Sunshine Point, Mount Rainier National Park
GPS: 46.7377, -121.9088, 2044
Date: August 2, 2014
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