Juncus drummondii

Drummond's rush

Family: Juncaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Drummond's rush is a California native perennial found in the Klamath Ranges, Cascade Range, and Sierra Nevada in moist, rocky places within conifer forests at elevations of 2,000 to 3,500 meters. The plant forms dense, compact clusters of stems 5 to 40 centimeters tall with pale leaf sheaths and minimal blade-like leaves. Growing with a distinctive clustered habit, this rush has very short inner bristle-like leaves and produces small flowers typically arranged in groups of 2 to 3. Its perianth measures 5 to 7 millimeters long, with sepals that are wider than the petals and 6 stamens with short filaments. The fruit extends beyond the perianth and features a notched or truncate tip, with tiny seeds measuring just 0.5 millimeters in length.

Habitat: Moist, rocky places in conifer forest

Elevation: 2000-3500 m

Bioregions: KR, CaR, SN

California counties: Mono, Madera, Alpine, Fresno, Inyo, Modoc, Placer, Shasta, Siskiyou, Trinity, Tulare, Tuolumne, Amador, Butte, Sierra, Plumas, Calaveras, El Dorado, Mariposa, Del Norte, Nevada

Data from The California Species Project — 14,000+ California species with verified data from CNPS, CDFW, USFWS, Jepson eFlora, Cal-IPC, and more.