''Juncus orthophyllus'' is a species of rush known by the common name straightleaf rush native to western North America from

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, where it grows in moist spots in mountain habitat, such as meadows.

Description

This is a perennial herb producing stems up to about tall from a tough, creeping rhizome. There are several flattened leaves around the stem bases, and sometimes one or more smaller leaves on the stem. The

inflorescence An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a Plant stem, stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches. Morphology (biology), Morphologically, it is the modified part of the shoot of sperma ...

is an open array of several clusters of up to 10 flowers each. The flower has rough-textured green segments with brown edges and bristles at the tips.

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orthophyllus Plants described in 1893 Flora of the Western United States Flora of British Columbia Flora without expected TNC conservation status {{Poales-stub