r ush . ▁It ▁is ▁en demic ▁to ▁California , ▁where ▁it ▁can ▁be ▁found ▁in ▁several ▁of ▁the ▁high ▁mountain ▁ranges ▁from ▁the ▁K lam ath ▁Mountains ▁to ▁the ▁Sierra ▁Nev ada . ▁It ▁grows ▁in ▁wet land ▁habitat ▁and ▁other ▁mo ist ▁areas , ▁such ▁as ▁mountain ▁me adows . ▁It ▁is ▁similar ▁to ▁Sc ir pus ▁con g don ii ▁and ▁was ▁described ▁from ▁her b arium ▁spec im ens ▁once ▁mis l abeled ▁as ▁such . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁per enn ial ▁her b ▁forming ▁a ▁cl ump ▁of ▁ere ct ▁st ems ▁growing ▁up ▁to ▁a ▁meter ▁tall , ▁solit ary ▁st ems ▁sometimes ▁occurr ing ▁as ▁well . ▁The ▁st ems ▁are ▁three - ang led ▁and ▁narrow ▁at ▁the ▁middle . ▁She ath ing ▁leaves ▁occur ▁at ▁the ▁stem ▁bases ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁higher ▁up ▁the ▁st ems . ▁The ▁infl ores c ence ▁occurs ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁stem , ▁with ▁small ▁additional ▁ones ▁growing ▁from ▁the ▁upp erm ost ▁leaf ▁ax ial . ▁The ▁infl ores c ence ▁consists ▁of ▁several ▁clusters ▁of ▁many ▁sp ike lets ▁wrapped ▁at ▁the ▁bases ▁in ▁a ▁leaf like ▁b ract . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Je pson ▁Man ual ▁Tre at ment ▁US DA ▁Pl ants ▁Profile ▁Flora ▁of ▁North ▁America ▁Ph oto ▁gallery ▁ ▁diffus us ▁Category : End em ic ▁fl ora ▁of ▁California ▁Category : Pl ants ▁described ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 <0x0A> </s> ▁S onda ▁Par ish ▁() ▁was