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Dudley's rush

Habit Plants perennial, 20–100 cm tall, cespitose, stems with 0–6 strong ridges visible on one side.
Leaves

thin and wiry;

blade flat and slightly inrolled;

auricles hardened and thickened distally, plastic-like; shiny, rounded; yellowish, 0.4–0.6 mm.

Inflorescences

cymes, 1.5–5(9) cm, never hidden by inflorescence bract;

bract not swollen at base.

Flowers

tepals 6, green to light brown;

tips acuminate; erect;

stamens 6;

filaments 0.7–1 mm;

anthers 0.5–0.7(0.9) mm;

styles 0.1–0.3 mm.

Capsules

2–3.6 mm; shorter than the tepals, light brown;

apex obtuse, not or weakly crested, 1-chambered.

Seeds

0.4–0.5(0.65) × 0.2–0.3 mm, apiculate, reticulate.

Juncus acutus

Juncus dudleyi

Distribution
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Discussion

Fresh water shores, moist banks, springs, ditches. 0–1700 m. BW, Col, CR, Owy, Sisk. CA, NV, ID, WA; most of North America; Europe. Native.

The sturdy yellowed auricles easily distinguish this species from others in Group 5.

Source Flora of Oregon, volume 1, page 275
Peter Zika
Sibling taxa
J. acuminatus, J. anthelatus, J. articulatus, J. balticus, J. bolanderi, J. brevicaudatus, J. breweri, J. bryoides, J. bufonius, J. bulbosus, J. canadensis, J. capillaris, J. capitatus, J. compressus, J. confusus, J. conglomeratus, J. covillei, J. diffusissimus, J. drummondii, J. dudleyi, J. effusus, J. ensifolius, J. ensifolius x Juncus nevadensis, J. exiguus, J. falcatus, J. filiformis, J. gerardi, J. hemiendytus, J. hesperius, J. howellii, J. inflexus, J. interior, J. kelloggii, J. laccatus, J. lescurii, J. longistylis, J. marginatus, J. mertensianus, J. mexicanus, J. nevadensis, J. occidentalis, J. orthophyllus, J. oxymeris, J. parryi, J. patens, J. pelocarpus, J. planifolius, J. ranarius, J. regelii, J. saximontanus, J. supiniformis, J. tenuis, J. tiehmii, J. torreyi, J. triglumis, J. trilocularis, J. uncialis
J. acuminatus, J. anthelatus, J. articulatus, J. balticus, J. bolanderi, J. brevicaudatus, J. breweri, J. bryoides, J. bufonius, J. bulbosus, J. canadensis, J. capillaris, J. capitatus, J. compressus, J. confusus, J. conglomeratus, J. covillei, J. diffusissimus, J. drummondii, J. effusus, J. ensifolius, J. ensifolius x Juncus nevadensis, J. exiguus, J. falcatus, J. filiformis, J. gerardi, J. hemiendytus, J. hesperius, J. howellii, J. inflexus, J. interior, J. kelloggii, J. laccatus, J. lescurii, J. longistylis, J. marginatus, J. mertensianus, J. mexicanus, J. nevadensis, J. occidentalis, J. orthophyllus, J. oxymeris, J. parryi, J. patens, J. pelocarpus, J. planifolius, J. ranarius, J. regelii, J. saximontanus, J. supiniformis, J. tenuis, J. tiehmii, J. torreyi, J. triglumis, J. trilocularis, J. uncialis
Synonyms Juncus tenuis var. dudleyi
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