Juncus acutiflorus |
Juncus brachycephalus |
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sharpflower rush |
small-head rush |
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Habit | Herbs, perennial, rhizomatous, to 8 dm. | Herbs, perennial, cespitose, 2–7 dm. |
Rhizomes | 5–6 mm diam., nodes not swollen. |
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Culms | erect, terete, 3 mm diam., smooth. |
erect, 1–4 mm diam., smooth. |
Cataphylls | 1, straw-colored, apex acute. |
1–2, straw-colored to pink, apex acute. |
Leaves | basal 1, cauline 2; auricles 0.5 mm, apex rounded, cartilaginous; blade 7–45 cm x 1–2 mm, terete, not scabrous. |
basal 1–3, cauline 1–2; auricles 0.6–1.5 mm, apex rounded, scarious; blade terete to compressed, 0.2–12 cm × 0.5–2 mm. |
Inflorescences | terminal panicles of 70–120 heads, 6–10 cm, branches ascending; primary bract erect; heads 3–5(–8)-flowered, obconic, 2–4 mm diam. |
panicles of 5–80 heads, 5–25 cm, branches ascending; primary bract erect; heads 2–6-flowered, ellipsoid to obovoid, 2–5 mm diam. |
Flowers | tepals dark reddish brown, lanceolate, apex acuminate to subulate tipte; outer tepals 1.9–2.2 mm; inner tepals 2–2.3 mm; stamens 6, anthers 2 times filament length. |
tepals green to light brown, lanceolate; outer tepals 1.8–2.5 mm, apex obtuse to nearly acute; inner tepals 2–2.8 mm, apex obtuse to nearly acute; stamens 3 or 6, anthers 1/2 filament length. |
Capsules | inserted with beak exserted, straw-colored, 1-locular, narrowly ovoid, 2.3–2.4 mm, tapering to subulate tip, valves separating at dehiscence. |
exserted, chestnut to dark brown, imperfectly 3-locular, obconic, 2.4–3.8 mm, apex acute proximal to beak, valves separating at dehiscence. |
Seeds | narrowly ovoid, 0.5–0.6 mm, not tailed; body clear yellow-brown. |
ellipsoid to fusiform, 0.8–1.2 mm, tailed; body covered with whitish translucent veil. |
2n | = 80. |
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Juncus acutiflorus |
Juncus brachycephalus |
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Phenology | Fruiting fall. | Fruiting summer–early fall. |
Habitat | Wet woods | Calcareous marshes, wet meadows, and wetland shores |
Elevation | 0–10 m (0–0 ft) | 100–200 m (300–700 ft) |
Distribution |
NF; SPM; Europe; Asia; Africa |
AL; CO; CT; GA; IL; IN; MA; ME; MI; MN; NC; ND; NH; NJ; NY; OH; OK; PA; TN; VA; VT; WI; WV; NB; NS; ON; QC;
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Source | FNA vol. 22. | FNA vol. 22. |
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Synonyms | J. canadensis var. brachycephalus | |
Name authority | Ehrhart: in G. F. Hoffmann, Deutschl. Fl. 1: 125. (1791) | (Engelmann) Buchenau: Botanische Jahrbucher fur Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 12: 268. (1890) |
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