Juncus acutiflorus |
Juncus dubius |
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sharpflower rush |
dubius rush, mariposa rush, questionable rush |
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Habit | Herbs, perennial, rhizomatous, to 8 dm. | Herbs, perennial, rhizomatous, 3–7.5 dm. |
Rhizomes | 5–6 mm diam., nodes not swollen. |
2–3 mm diam., not swollen. |
Culms | erect, terete, 3 mm diam., smooth. |
erect, terete, 2–4 mm diam., smooth or rugulose. |
Cataphylls | 1, straw-colored, apex acute. |
1–2, pink to straw-colored, 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 1–2, cauline 1–2; auricles 1–4.9 mm, , apex rounded, membranaceous; blade green to straw-colored, terete, 20–30 cm × 1.5–4 mm, rugulose or smooth. |
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. |
terminal panicles of 25–66 heads, 7–13 cm, branches spreading; primary bract erect; heads 6–10-flowered, hemispheric to obovoid, 5–10 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 straw-colored to brown, lanceolate, apex acuminate; outer tepals (2–)2.5–3.4 mm; inner tepals (2–)2.6–3.6 mm; stamens 6, anthers 1.5–2 times 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 brown, 1-locular, subuloidsubulate, (2.4–)3–3.9 mm, apex tapering to subulate tip, valves separating at dehiscence. |
Seeds | narrowly ovoid, 0.5–0.6 mm, not tailed; body clear yellow-brown. |
obovoid, 0.3–0.4 mm, not tailed. |
2n | = 40. |
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Juncus acutiflorus |
Juncus dubius |
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Phenology | Fruiting fall. | Fruiting early summer–late fall. |
Habitat | Wet woods | Montane meadows, riverbeds, canyons, aroyos |
Elevation | 0–10 m (0–0 ft) | 100–1600 m (300–5200 ft) |
Distribution |
NF; SPM; Europe; Asia; Africa |
CA
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Discussion | Juncus dubius has rugulose stems and leaves throughout most of its range, but on the periphery (in Mariposa, San Diego, and Sonoma counties, California) the plants are smooth. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
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Source | FNA vol. 22. | FNA vol. 22. |
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Synonyms | J. rugulosus | |
Name authority | Ehrhart: in G. F. Hoffmann, Deutschl. Fl. 1: 125. (1791) | Engelmann |
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