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Juncus drummondii is a species of rush known by the common name Drummond's rush. It is native to western North America from northern Canada and Alaska to New Mexico, where it grows in wet coniferous forest and alpine meadows and slopes. This is a perennial herb forming narrow, erect tufts to about 40 centimeters in maximum height. The leaves are basal and most have no real blades; instead they form a sheath around the stem a few centimeters long. The flower cluster is borne on the side of the stem toward the top. There is a long, cylindrical leaf at the base which extends out past the flowers. Each flower is on a thin pedicel. The thick petals are dark brown, sometimes with green striping and thin, transparent edges. There are six stamens with yellowish anthers, and red stigmas. The fruit is a capsule.
Grass
10 - 18 in Tall
Upright
Slow
Brown, Green
Summer
Full Sun, Partial Shade
Prefers sandy or loamy soils. Does not grow well in clay soils.
Moist, rocky places
Lodgepole Forest, Red Fir Forest, Subalpine Forest, Yellow Pine Forest, Wetland-Riparian
Butterflies and moths supported
0 confirmed and 3 likely
Javelin Moth
Bactra verutana
Yellow-Collared Scape Moth
Cisseps fulvicollis
Red Swordgrass Moth
Xylena nupera