[Rushes: The Genus Juncus East of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Foothill Rush, Shortleaf Rush

Juncus trilocularis

Synonym: Juncus brachyphyllus

Foothill Rush, Shortleaf Rush: Juncus trilocularis (Synonym: Juncus brachyphyllus, true J. brachyphyllus is found east of the Rocky Mts.) - Foothill Rush, Shortleaf Rush: Juncus trilocularis (Synonym: Juncus brachyphyllus, true J. brachyphyllus is found east of the Rocky Mts.)

The inflorescence of what might be foothill rush as seen at left along the main east-west access road through the Simcoe Mountains Unit of the Klickitat Wildlife Area, northwest of Bickleton, WA........June 17, 2017. I'd want to collect a sample or key it out in the field to verify the ID. The photo at right shows what appears to be foothill rush at a spring along Box Canyon Road, Simcoe Mountains Unit of the Klickitat Wildlife Area.......July 1, 2020.

Paul Slichter