Juncus patens
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Juncus patens is a species of rush known by the common name spreading rush. It is native to the western United States from Washington to California, and its range may extend into Mexico. It grows in marshes and other wet areas. This is a perennial herb forming narrow, erect bunches of stems. The stems are thin, gray-green, often somewhat waxy, and grooved, and grow 30 to 90 centimeters in maximum height. The leaves have no blades; they appear as brown sheaths around the base of the stems. The inflorescence sprouts from the side of the stem rather than its tip. It holds many flowers, each of which has short, narrow, pointed tepals and six stamens. The fruit is a spherical red or brown capsule which fills and bulges from the dried flower remnants when mature.
