Juncus arcticus |
Juncus lesueurii |
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arctic rush |
Lesueur's rush, salt rush |
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Habit | Herbs, perennial, 2–10 dm. | Herbs, perennial, 3–14 dm. | ||||||||
Rhizomes | long- creeping. |
long- creeping. |
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Culms | erect, 1–3 mm diam. |
erect, 1–3 mm diam. |
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Cataphylls | several. |
several. |
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Leaves | blade usually absent (present in var. mexicanus). |
blade absent. |
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Inflorescences | lateral, 3–many-flowered, loose to congested; primary bract barely exceeding to many times longer than inflorescence. |
lateral, 3–many-flowered, mostly loose; primary bract much longer than inflorescence. |
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Flowers | variously pedicellate; bracteoles membranous; tepals chestnut brown or paler, lanceolate, (2.5–)3.3–5.5(–6) mm, margins clear; inner series loosely subtending capsule at maturity; usually slightly shorter, margins scarious to clear, apex acutish to obtuse; stamens 6, filaments 0.2–1.1 mm, anthers 0.9–2.2 mm; style 0.9–1.5 mm. |
variously pedicellate; bracteoles membranous; tepals green, lanceolate, 5–8 mm, margins brown; inner series loosely subtending capsule at maturity, usually slightly shorter, margins scarious to clear, acutish; stamens 6, filaments 0.2–1.1 mm, anthers 0.9–2.3 mm; style 1–1.5 mm. |
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Capsules | 3-locular or infrequently pseudo-3-locular, oblate to narrowly ovoid, 3.5–4(–4.5) mm, equal to or exceeding perianth. |
3-locular, oblate to narrowly ovoid, 4–7 mm, shorter than or nearly equal to perianth. |
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Seeds | dark amber, oblate to ellipsoid, 0.6–0.8 mm. |
dark amber, oblate to ellipsoid, 0.4–0.7 mm. |
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Juncus arcticus |
Juncus lesueurii |
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Phenology | Flowering and fruiting summer. | |||||||||
Habitat | Borders of salt or freshwater marshes and usually near dunes along the coast | |||||||||
Elevation | 0–500 m (0–1600 ft) | |||||||||
Distribution |
AK; AR; AZ; CA; CO; DE; IA; ID; IL; IN; KS; MA; MD; ME; MI; MN; MO; MT; ND; NE; NH; NM; NV; NY; OH; OK; OR; PA; SD; TX; UT; VA; VT; WA; WI; WV; WY; AB; BC; MB; NB; NS; NT; NU; ON; PE; QC; SK; YT; Mexico; South America; Asia
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CA; OR; WA; BC
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Discussion | Numerous entities have been circumscribed and recognized at various nomenclatural ranks by a plethora of authors addressing state or regional floras. In considering the Juncus arcticus-balticus complex as a whole in North America, one is soon confronted with a wide-ranging and obviously polymorphic complex that has not read the literature. It is abundantly clear that the systematics of the group will not be solved on the basis of morphology alone and that resolution of the problem is ripe for molecular investigations. Varieties 3 7 (3 in the flora). (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
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Source | FNA vol. 22. | FNA vol. 22. | ||||||||
Parent taxa | Juncaceae > Juncus > subg. Genuini | Juncaceae > Juncus > subg. Genuini | ||||||||
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Synonyms | J. balticus subsp. pacificus, J. lesueurii var. tracyi | |||||||||
Name authority | Willdenow: Sp. Pl. 2: 206. (1799) | Bolander: Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 2: 179. 1863 (as leseurii) | ||||||||
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