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|accepted_name=Juncus bryoides
|accepted_authority=F. J. Hermann
|publications={{Treatment/Publication
|title=Leaflets of Western Botany
|place=5: 117. 1948
|year=1948
}}
|common_names=Mosslike dwarf rush
|special_status={{Treatment/ID/Special_status
|code=F
|label=Illustrated
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|basionyms=
|synonyms=
|hierarchy=Juncaceae;Juncus;Juncus subg. Graminifolii;Juncus bryoides
|hierarchy_nav=<div class="higher-taxa"><div class="higher-taxon"><small>family</small>[[Juncaceae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>genus</small>[[Juncus]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>subgenus</small>[[Juncus subg. Graminifolii]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>species</small>[[Juncus bryoides]]</div></div>
|volume=Volume 22
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--><span class="statement" id="st-d0_s0" data-properties="whole_organism duration;whole_organism growth form;whole_organism some measurement;whole_organism growth form"><b>Herbs,</b> annual, cespitose, 0.03–0.25 dm.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s1" data-properties="culm quantity;culm width"><b>Culms </b>to 150, 0.1–0.2 mm wide.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s2" data-properties="leaf height"><b>Leaves </b>to 0.9 cm, 1/4–1 times height of plant.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s3" data-properties="terminal flower architecture or arrangement or growth form"><b>Inflorescences </b>terminal solitary flowers;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s4" data-properties="bract atypical quantity;bract quantity;bract shape;bract prominence;bract some measurement;bract texture;apex shape">bracts subtending inflorescence (1–) 2, ovate, inconspicuous, 0.3–0.9 mm, membranous, apex acute.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s5" data-properties="flower architecture;tepal atypical quantity;tepal atypical quantity;tepal quantity;shorter capsule coloration;shorter capsule shape;shorter capsule atypical length;shorter capsule length;shorter capsule width"><b>Flowers </b>3-merous;: tepals (4–) 6 (–8), turning inward to enwrap shorter capsule at maturity, chestnut-brown to black, lanceolate to oblong, 1.2–2.3 (–2.8) × 0.4–0.6 mm;;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s6" data-properties="flower architecture;outer and inner series variability;outer and inner series shape">outer and inner series nearly equal, acute to acuminate;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s7" data-properties="flower architecture;stamen quantity;filament some measurement;anther some measurement">stamens 3, filaments 0.3–0.6 mm, anthers 0.15–0.25 mm;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s8" data-properties="flower architecture;style some measurement;stigma some measurement">style 0.1 mm, stigma 0.2–0.3 mm.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s9" data-properties="capsule coloration;capsule architecture or structure in adjective form;capsule shape;capsule length;capsule width"><b>Capsules </b>pale reddish, 3-locular, ovoid to ellipsoid, 1–1.9 mm × 0.5–1 mm.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s10" data-properties="seed shape;seed some measurement;2n chromosome quantity"><b>Seeds </b>ovoid to globose, 0.3–0.5 mm. <b>2n</b> = ca. 38.</span><!--

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|phenology=Flowering and fruiting spring–mid summer.
|habitat=Usually fine, sandy soil of washes, swales in meadows, and seepage areas on rock outcrops
|elevation=600–3600 m
|distribution=Calif.;Colo.;Idaho;Nev.;Oreg.;Utah;Mexico
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-->{{#Taxon:
name=Juncus bryoides
|authority=F. J. Hermann
|rank=species
|parent rank=subgenus
|synonyms=
|basionyms=
|family=Juncaceae
|phenology=Flowering and fruiting spring–mid summer.
|habitat=Usually fine, sandy soil of washes, swales in meadows, and seepage areas on rock outcrops
|elevation=600–3600 m
|distribution=Calif.;Colo.;Idaho;Nev.;Oreg.;Utah;Mexico
|reference=None
|publication title=Leaflets of Western Botany
|publication year=1948
|special status=Illustrated
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|genus=Juncus
|subgenus=Juncus subg. Graminifolii
|species=Juncus bryoides
|2n chromosome quantity=38
|anther some measurement=0.15mm;0.25mm
|apex shape=acute
|bract atypical quantity=1;2
|bract prominence=inconspicuous
|bract quantity=2
|bract shape=ovate
|bract some measurement=0.3mm;0.9mm
|bract texture=membranous
|capsule architecture or structure in adjective form=3-locular
|capsule coloration=pale reddish
|capsule length=1mm;1.9mm
|capsule shape=ovoid;ellipsoid
|capsule width=0.5mm;1mm
|culm quantity=0;150
|culm width=0.1mm;0.2mm
|filament some measurement=0.3mm;0.6mm
|flower architecture=3-merous;3-merous;3-merous;3-merous
|leaf height=1/4-1 times height of plant
|outer and inner series shape=acute;acuminate
|outer and inner series variability=equal
|seed shape=ovoid;globose
|seed some measurement=0.3mm;0.5mm
|shorter capsule atypical length=2.3mm;2.8mm
|shorter capsule coloration=chestnut-brown;black
|shorter capsule length=1.2mm;2.3mm
|shorter capsule shape=lanceolate;oblong
|shorter capsule width=0.4mm;0.6mm
|stamen quantity=3
|stigma some measurement=0.2mm;0.3mm
|style some measurement=0.1
|tepal atypical quantity=6;8
|tepal quantity=6
|terminal flower architecture or arrangement or growth form=solitary
|whole_organism duration=annual
|whole_organism growth form=herb;cespitose
|whole_organism some measurement=0.03dm;0.25dm
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