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|accepted_name=Juncus capillaris
|accepted_authority=F. J. Hermann
|publications={{Treatment/Publication
|title=Leaflets of Western Botany
|place=5: 116. 1948
|year=1948
}}
|common_names=Hair-stemmed dwarf rush
|basionyms=
|synonyms=
|hierarchy=Juncaceae;Juncus;Juncus subg. Graminifolii;Juncus capillaris
|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 capillaris]]</div></div>
|volume=Volume 22
|mention_page=
|treatment_page=
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--><span class="statement" id="st-undefined" data-properties=""><b>Herbs,</b> annual, cespitose, 0.09–0.6 dm. <b>Culms</b> to 20. <b>Leaves</b> to 2.2 cm. <b>Inflorescences</b> headlike clusters, each with 1–2 flowers; bracts subtending inflorescence 2–4, ovate, inconspicuous, 0.8–1.5 mm, membranous, apex acute. <b>Flowers</b>: tepals 4–6, chestnut brown to black, 1.8–2.8 × 0.8–1.5 mm; inner series usually slightly longer than outer, apex acuminate to attenuate; stamens 2–3, filaments 0.6–1.1 mm, anthers 0.3–0.4 mm; style 0.1–0.3 mm, stigma 0.4–0.6 mm. <b>Capsules</b> tan or apex reddish, 2– or 3-locular, globose to obovoid, 1.2–2 × 1.1–1.5 mm, usually shorter than tepals. <b>Seeds</b> ellipsoid-ovoid, 0.5–0.8 mm. n = 18.</span><!--

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|phenology=Flowering spring–mid summer.
|habitat=Moist, bare flats, short turf, and mossy areas in meadows, stream banks, and seepage areas on outcrops (usually granite)
|elevation=1200–3200 m
|distribution=Calif.;Oreg.
|discussion=<p><i>Juncus capillaris</i> occurs in California in the Sierra <i>Nevada</i> and in Oregon in the Steens Mountains.</p>
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-->{{#Taxon:
name=Juncus capillaris
|author=
|authority=F. J. Hermann
|rank=species
|parent rank=subgenus
|synonyms=
|basionyms=
|family=Juncaceae
|phenology=Flowering spring–mid summer.
|habitat=Moist, bare flats, short turf, and mossy areas in meadows, stream banks, and seepage areas on outcrops (usually granite)
|elevation=1200–3200 m
|distribution=Calif.;Oreg.
|reference=None
|publication title=Leaflets of Western Botany
|publication year=1948
|special status=
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|genus=Juncus
|subgenus=Juncus subg. Graminifolii
|species=Juncus capillaris
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