A Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Washington State
Hosted by the University of Washington Herbarium, Burke Museum
Hosted by the University of Washington Herbarium, Burke Museum
Last updated 1/11/2024 by David Giblin.
Juncus occidentalis (Coville) Wiegand[FNA22, HC2]
western rush
Publication: Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club. 27: 521. 1900.
Origin: Native
selected vouchers: WTU
Notes: A west-side equivalent of J. confusus, often misidentified as J. tenuis, but differing in its retuse capsules and brown-striped tepals, and found in wetter habitats (Coville 1896; Wiegand 1900).
References: (none)
Synonyms & Misapplied Names:
Juncus tenuis Willd. var. congestus Engelm.[HC]
Juncus tenuis Willd. var. occidentalis Coville
