Iris-leaf Rush
Juncus xiphioides
Observed along Sycamore Creek in the western slopes of the Mazatzal Mts., Maricopa Co., Arizona. 16 May 2010.
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LEAVES: There are many similar species of rush but the compressed iris-like leaves of this species are distinctive.
PERENNIAL HERB: Plants are mostly less than
1 meter in height. A number of closely grouped ascending stems.
FLOWERS: Small green flowers do not have showy petals but the tips of
the green bracts are reddish.
RANGE: Grows in moist shady spots within sycamore canyon from California
to New Mexico.
FRUIT: Three small, hard seeds develope from each floret.
UNARMED.