Juncus brachycephalus |
Juncus subcaudatus |
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small-head rush |
somewhat-tail rush, woodland rush |
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Habit | Herbs, perennial, cespitose, 2–7 dm. | Herbs, perennial, cespitose, 1.5–6 dm. |
Culms | erect, 1–4 mm diam., smooth. |
erect, 1–3 mm diam., smooth. |
Cataphylls | 1–2, straw-colored to pink, apex acute. |
0–1, straw-colored, apex acute. |
Leaves | 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. |
basal 1, cauline 1–3; auricles 0.5–1 mm, apex rounded, scarious; blade terete, 4.5–15 cm × 1–2 mm. |
Inflorescences | panicles of 5–80 heads, 5–25 cm, branches ascending; primary bract erect; heads 2–6-flowered, ellipsoid to obovoid, 2–5 mm diam. |
panicles or racemes of 3–35 heads, 2–16 cm, branches widely spreading (at least the proximalmost); primary bract erect; heads 2–10(–20)-flowered, obconic to nearly spheric, 3–9 mm diam. |
Flowers | 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. |
tepals greenish, becoming straw-colored, lanceolate; outer tepals 1.8–3 mm, apex acuminate; inner tepals 2–3.2 mm, apex acuminate; stamens 3, anthers 1/3 filament length. |
Capsules | exserted, chestnut to dark brown, imperfectly 3-locular, obconic, 2.4–3.8 mm, apex acute proximal to beak, valves separating at dehiscence. |
exserted, straw-colored, imperfectly 3-locular, ovoid to prismatic, 3–3.8 mm, apex acute proximal to beak, valves separating at dehiscence. |
Seeds | ellipsoid to fusiform, 0.8–1.2 mm, tailed; body covered with whitish translucent veil. |
ellipsoid, 0.7–1.2 mm, tailed; body covered with whitish translucent veil. |
2n | = 80. |
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Juncus brachycephalus |
Juncus subcaudatus |
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Phenology | Fruiting summer–early fall. | Fruiting late summer–fall. |
Habitat | Calcareous marshes, wet meadows, and wetland shores | Stream banks, lake and pond shores, bogs, and other wet places |
Elevation | 100–200 m (300–700 ft) | 0–1000 m (0–3300 ft) |
Distribution |
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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AL; AR; CT; DC; DE; GA; IL; KY; MA; MD; ME; MO; NC; NJ; NY; OH; PA; RI; TN; VA; WV; NF; NS
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Source | FNA vol. 22. | FNA vol. 22. |
Parent taxa | Juncaceae > Juncus > subg. Septati | Juncaceae > Juncus > subg. Septati |
Sibling taxa | ||
Synonyms | J. canadensis var. brachycephalus | J. canadensis var. subcaudatus, J. subcaudatus var. planisepalus |
Name authority | (Engelmann) Buchenau: Botanische Jahrbucher fur Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 12: 268. (1890) | (Engelmann) Coville & S. F. Blake: Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 31: 45. (1918) |
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