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{{Short description|Species of grass}}
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{{Speciesbox
|regnum = [[Plantae]]
|genus = Juncus
|unranked_divisio = [[Angiosperms]]
|species = triformis
|unranked_classis = [[Monocots]]
|authority = [[George Engelmann|Engelm.]]
|unranked_ordo = [[Commelinids]]
| status = G2
|ordo = [[Poales]]
| status_system = TNC
|familia = [[Juncaceae]]
| status_ref = <ref name="TNC status 15 may 2022">{{cite web | url=https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.133313 | title=NatureServe Explorer 2.0 }}</ref>
|genus = ''[[Juncus]]''
|species = '''''J. triformis'''''
|binomial = ''Juncus triformis''
|binomial_authority = [[George Engelmann|Engelm.]]
}}
}}
'''''Juncus triformis''''' is an uncommon species of [[Juncus|rush]] known by the common names '''Yosemite dwarf rush''' and '''long-styled dwarf rush'''.


'''''Juncus triformis''''' is an uncommon species of [[Juncus|rush]] known by the common names '''Yosemite dwarf rush''' and '''long-styled dwarf rush'''.
It is [[Endemism|endemic]] to [[California]], where it grows in wet [[granite]] rock habitat covered in thin soil layers, such as [[vernal pool]]s and [[Seep (hydrology)|seeps]]. <ref>[http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-taxon=Juncus+triformis Calflora database: ''Juncus triformis''] . 2.12.2013</ref> It is known from the [[Sierra Nevada (U.S.)|Sierra Nevada]], [[Central Valley (California)|Central Valley]], southern [[Cascade Range]], and locations in the eastern [[Transverse Ranges]] and the [[Peninsular Ranges]] in [[Southern California]]. <ref>[http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_IJM.pl?tid=29733 Jepson] . 2.12.2013</ref>

It is [[Endemism|endemic]] to [[California]], where it grows in wet [[granite]] rock habitat covered in thin soil layers, such as [[vernal pool]]s and [[Seep (hydrology)|seeps]].<ref>[http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-taxon=Juncus+triformis Calflora database: ''Juncus triformis''] . 2.12.2013</ref> It is known from the [[Sierra Nevada (U.S.)|Sierra Nevada]], [[Central Valley (California)|Central Valley]], southern [[Cascade Range]], and locations in the eastern [[Transverse Ranges]] and the [[Peninsular Ranges]] in [[Southern California]].<ref>[http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_IJM.pl?tid=29733 Jepson] . 2.12.2013</ref>


;Description
;Description
''Juncus triformis'' is is a small annual herb forming dense clumps of hair-thin red stems up to about 16 centimeters high.
''Juncus triformis'' is a small annual herb forming dense clumps of hair-thin red stems up to about 16 centimeters high.


The [[inflorescence]] is made up of one to eight tiny flowers atop each stem. The flowers have a few greenish to bright red segments no more than 4 or 5 millimeters long.
The [[inflorescence]] is made up of one to eight tiny flowers atop each stem. The flowers have a few greenish to bright red segments no more than 4 or 5 millimeters long.
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?8238,8239,8308 Jepson Manual Treatment — ''Juncus triformis'']
*[http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?8238,8239,8308 Jepson Manual Treatment — ''Juncus triformis'']
*[http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=JUTR3 USDA Plants Profile for ''Juncus triformis'' (Yosemite dwarf rush)]
*[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=222000187 Flora of North America]
*[http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Juncus+tiehmii ''Juncus triformis'' Photo gallery]
*[http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Juncus+tiehmii ''Juncus triformis'' Photo gallery]

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[[Category:Juncus|triformis]]
[[Category:Juncus|triformis]]
[[Category:Endemic flora of California]]
[[Category:Endemic flora of California]]
[[Category:Flora of the Sierra Nevada (U.S.)]]
[[Category:Flora of the Sierra Nevada (United States)]]
[[Category:Flora of the Transverse Ranges]]
[[Category:Natural history of the Central Valley (California)]]
[[Category:Natural history of the Central Valley (California)]]
[[Category:Flora of North America]]
[[Category:Plants described in 1868]]
[[Category:Plants described in 1868]]



Latest revision as of 20:05, 13 October 2023

Juncus triformis

Imperiled  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Juncaceae
Genus: Juncus
Species:
J. triformis
Binomial name
Juncus triformis

Juncus triformis is an uncommon species of rush known by the common names Yosemite dwarf rush and long-styled dwarf rush.

It is endemic to California, where it grows in wet granite rock habitat covered in thin soil layers, such as vernal pools and seeps.[2] It is known from the Sierra Nevada, Central Valley, southern Cascade Range, and locations in the eastern Transverse Ranges and the Peninsular Ranges in Southern California.[3]

Description

Juncus triformis is a small annual herb forming dense clumps of hair-thin red stems up to about 16 centimeters high.

The inflorescence is made up of one to eight tiny flowers atop each stem. The flowers have a few greenish to bright red segments no more than 4 or 5 millimeters long.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0".
  2. ^ Calflora database: Juncus triformis . 2.12.2013
  3. ^ Jepson . 2.12.2013

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