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Juncus triformis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
(unranked):	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Juncaceae
Genus:	Juncus
Species:	J. triformis
Binomial name
	Juncus triformis; Engelm.

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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. ^[1] 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. ^[2]

Description

Juncus triformis is 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

^ Calflora database: Juncus triformis . 2.12.2013
^ Jepson . 2.12.2013

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[1] Calflora database: Juncus triformis . 2.12.2013

[2] Jepson . 2.12.2013

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-'''''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]]. It is known from the [[Sierra Nevada (U.S.)|Sierra Nevada]], [[Central Valley (California)|Central Valley]], and some locations in southern California. This 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.
+'''''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>
+;Description
+''Juncus triformis'' is 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==
+{{Reflist}}
 ==External links==
-*[http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?8238,8239,8308 Jepson Manual Treatment]
+*[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]
+*[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 Photo gallery]
+*[http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Juncus+tiehmii ''Juncus triformis'' Photo gallery]
 [[Category:Juncus|triformis]]
-[[Category:Flora of California]]
+[[Category:Endemic flora of California]]
+[[Category:Flora of the Sierra Nevada (U.S.)]]
+[[Category:Flora of the Transverse Ranges]]
+[[Category:Natural history of the Central Valley (California)]]
 {{Poales-stub}}