Juncus arcticus var. balticus

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    Richlands, NC, USA
    Family: Juncaceae
    Name(s) and Author(s): Juncus arcticus Willdenow var. balticus (Willdenow) Trautvetter
    Location: Zumwalt Prairie, The Nature Conservancy Preserve, Oregon
    Photograph Copyright: Richard LeBlond

    Even though we know grasses, sedges, and rushes are flowering plants, rarely do we get a glimpse of them in flower. These tiny Baltic rush florets are less than a centimeter wide. Given that this is the only time I have ever seen a rush floret in this form, they likely open for only a very brief period.
     

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