Juncus hemiendytus

Herman's dwarf rush

Family: Juncaceae · Type: annual · Native

Herman's dwarf rush is a California native annual found in low-growing, cespitose clusters typically less than 3.2 centimeters tall. Flowering with tiny, inconspicuous blooms from early to late spring, this diminutive rush produces dull, pale perianth parts measuring 1.9 to 3.5 millimeters long. Growing with extremely slender stems less than 0.5 millimeters wide, it forms dense, compact tufts with short basal leaves under 1.8 centimeters in length. Its leaves lack sheath appendages, with 1 to 2 tiny ovate bracts near the single flower per stem. The fruit is obovoid to oblong, ranging from slightly smaller to slightly larger than the perianth, with 2 to 3 chambers containing small seeds approximately 0.3 to 0.55 millimeters long.

California counties: Trinity, San Bernardino, Riverside, Sierra, Nevada, Plumas, Butte, Mendocino, Napa, Colusa, Monterey, Yuba, Madera

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