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sharpflower rush
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sea rush, seaside rush
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| Herbs, perennial, rhizomatous, to 8 dm. |
Herbs, perennial, 5–10 dm. |
5–6 mm diam., nodes not swollen. |
thick. |
erect, terete, 3 mm diam., smooth. |
closely set along rhizomes, 2–3.5 mm diam. |
1, straw-colored, apex acute. |
3–5. |
basal 1, cauline 2; auricles 0.5 mm, apex rounded, cartilaginous; blade 7–45 cm x 1–2 mm, terete, not scabrous. |
basal, 2–4; auricles absent; blade terete, 40–60 cm × 1–2 mm. |
terminal panicles of 70–120 heads, 6–10 cm, branches ascending; primary bract erect; heads 3–5(–8)-flowered, obconic, 2–4 mm diam. |
glomerules, to 100, each with 2–4 flowers, congested to open, 5–19 × 2–5 cm; primary bracts somewhat inflated, usually surpassing inflorescence. |
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; outer series 2.8–2.9 mm, apex acute; inner series elliptic, 2.3–2.5 mm, apex obtuse; stamens 6, 1.4–1.9 mm, anthers 2 times length of filaments; style 1–1.2 mm. |
inserted with beak exserted, straw-colored, 1-locular, narrowly ovoid, 2.3–2.4 mm, tapering to subulate tip, valves separating at dehiscence. |
straw-colored, 3-locular, ovoid to ellipsoid, 2.5–3.5 × 1.2– × 1.5 mm, nearly equal to slightly exceeding perianth. |
narrowly ovoid, 0.5–0.6 mm, not tailed; body clear yellow-brown. |
brown, ellipsoid, body 0.6–0.7 mm, tails 0.5–1.2 mm. |
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= 40, 48. |
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| Fruiting fall. |
Flowering and fruiting summer. |
| Wet woods |
Coastal salt marshes, saline meadows, and sand dunes |
| 0–10 m (0–0 ft) |
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NF; SPM; Europe; Asia; Africa |
NY; Europe; Asia; Africa [Introduced in North America] |
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It is believed that this species has not been collected in North America since the late 1800s, when it was known to occur on Long Island, New York. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
| FNA vol. 22. |
FNA vol. 22. |
| Juncaceae > Juncus > subg. Septati |
Juncaceae > Juncus > subg. Juncus |
J. acuminatus, J. acutus, J. alpinoarticulatus, J. anthelatus, J. arcticus, J. articulatus, J. biglumis, J. bolanderi, J. brachycarpus, J. brachycephalus, J. brachyphyllus, J. brevicaudatus, J. bryoides, J. bufonius, J. bulbosus, J. caesariensis, J. canadensis, J. capillaris, J. capitatus, J. castaneus, J. chlorocephalus, J. compressus, J. confusus, J. cooperi, J. coriaceus, J. covillei, J. debilis, J. dichotomus, J. diffusissimus, J. drummondii, J. dubius, J. dudleyi, J. effusus, J. elliottii, J. ensifolius, J. falcatus, J. filiformis, J. filipendulus, J. georgianus, J. gerardii, J. greenei, J. gymnocarpus, J. hallii, J. hemiendytus, J. howellii, J. inflexus, J. interior, J. kelloggii, J. leiospermus, J. lesueurii, J. longistylis, J. luciensis, J. macrandrus, J. macrophyllus, J. marginatus, J. maritimus, J. megacephalus, J. mertensianus, J. militaris, J. nevadensis, J. nodatus, J. nodosus, J. occidentalis, J. orthophyllus, J. oxymeris, J. parryi, J. patens, J. pelocarpus, J. pervetus, J. phaeocephalus, J. polycephalus, J. regelii, J. repens, J. roemerianus, J. scirpoides, J. secundus, J. squarrosus, J. stygius, J. subcaudatus, J. subtilis, J. supiniformis, J. tenuis, J. texanus, J. textilis, J. tiehmii, J. torreyi, J. trifidus, J. triformis, J. triglumis, J. trigonocarpus, J. uncialis, J. validus, J. vaseyi, J. xiphioides |
J. acuminatus, J. acutiflorus, J. acutus, J. alpinoarticulatus, J. anthelatus, J. arcticus, J. articulatus, J. biglumis, J. bolanderi, J. brachycarpus, J. brachycephalus, J. brachyphyllus, J. brevicaudatus, J. bryoides, J. bufonius, J. bulbosus, J. caesariensis, J. canadensis, J. capillaris, J. capitatus, J. castaneus, J. chlorocephalus, J. compressus, J. confusus, J. cooperi, J. coriaceus, J. covillei, J. debilis, J. dichotomus, J. diffusissimus, J. drummondii, J. dubius, J. dudleyi, J. effusus, J. elliottii, J. ensifolius, J. falcatus, J. filiformis, J. filipendulus, J. georgianus, J. gerardii, J. greenei, J. gymnocarpus, J. hallii, J. hemiendytus, J. howellii, J. inflexus, J. interior, J. kelloggii, J. leiospermus, J. lesueurii, J. longistylis, J. luciensis, J. macrandrus, J. macrophyllus, J. marginatus, J. megacephalus, J. mertensianus, J. militaris, J. nevadensis, J. nodatus, J. nodosus, J. occidentalis, J. orthophyllus, J. oxymeris, J. parryi, J. patens, J. pelocarpus, J. pervetus, J. phaeocephalus, J. polycephalus, J. regelii, J. repens, J. roemerianus, J. scirpoides, J. secundus, J. squarrosus, J. stygius, J. subcaudatus, J. subtilis, J. supiniformis, J. tenuis, J. texanus, J. textilis, J. tiehmii, J. torreyi, J. trifidus, J. triformis, J. triglumis, J. trigonocarpus, J. uncialis, J. validus, J. vaseyi, J. xiphioides |
| Ehrhart: in G. F. Hoffmann, Deutschl. Fl. 1: 125. (1791) |
Lamarck: in J. Lamarck et al., Encycl. 3: 264. (1789) |
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