Juncus brevicaudatus |
Juncus drummondii |
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narrow-panicle rush, short-tail rush |
Drummond rush, Drummond's rush, three-flower rush |
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Habit | Herbs, perennial, cespitose, 1.4–5.5(–7) dm. | Herbs, perennial, strongly tufted, to 4 dm. |
Rhizomes | densely short-branched. |
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Culms | erect, terete, 1–3 mm diam., smooth. |
terete. |
Cataphylls | 0–1, straw-colored to pink, apex acute. |
several. |
Leaves | basal 1–3, cauline 1–2; auricles 0.5–3 mm, apex rounded to truncate, scarious; blade terete, 1.5–25 cm × 0.5–2.5 mm. |
blade absent or rarely present, to 1 cm. |
Inflorescences | terminal panicles or racemes of 2–35 heads, 1–12 cm, branches erect; primary bract erect; heads 2–8-flowered, ellipsoid to narrowly obconic, 2–9 mm diam. |
2–5-flowered, loosely compact; primary bract usually longer than inflorescence. |
Flowers | tepals green to light brown, lanceolate; outer tepals 2.3–3.1 mm, apex acuminate to rarely obtuse; inner tepals 2.5–3.2 mm, apex acuminate; stamens 3 (or 6), anthers 1/4–1/2 filament length. |
pedicellate; tepals brown to chestnut brown with green midstripe, lanceolate or widely so, (4–)5–8 mm, margins clear; inner series loosely subtending capsule at maturity, shorter; stamens 6, filaments 0.7–1 mm, anthers 1.1–1.6 mm; style 0.2 mm. |
Capsules | exserted, chestnut brown, imperfectly 3-locular, narrowly ellipsoid to prismatic, 3.2–4.8 mm, apex acute proximal to beak, valves separating at dehiscence. |
brown to chestnut brown, 3-locular, oblate, 4.5–7(–8) × 1.8–2.2 mm, nearly equal to or exceeding perianth. |
Seeds | fusiform, 0.7–1.2 mm, tailed; body covered with whitish translucent veil. |
amber, body oblate, 0.5–0.6 mm. |
2n | = 80. |
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Juncus brevicaudatus |
Juncus drummondii |
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Phenology | Fruiting mid summer–fall. | Flowering and fruiting summer. |
Habitat | Generally in acidic or peaty moist sites, including emergent shorelines and aroundg hot springs | Exposed slopes, stream banks, and meadows in montane and alpine areas |
Elevation | 100–2500 m (300–8200 ft) | 1600–4000 m (5200–13100 ft) |
Distribution |
AZ; CO; CT; MA; MD; ME; MI; MN; MT; NC; NH; NY; OR; PA; RI; TN; UT; VA; VT; WI; WV; WY; AB; BC; MB; NB; NL; NS; ON; PE; QC; SK
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AK; AZ; CA; CO; ID; MT; NM; NV; OR; UT; WA; WY; AB; BC; NT; YT
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Discussion | Populations from about around hot springs in the west have been separated as Juncus tweedyi Rydberg, but no morphologic distinction appears to exist between J. tweedyi and J. brevicaudatus. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Plants with capsules distinctly longer than the perianth have been referred to as Juncus drummondii var. subtriflorus. Those plants frequently occur sympatrically with J. drummondii (strict sense) through most of its range, leaving considerable doubt as to the value of recognizing such variation. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Source | FNA vol. 22. | FNA vol. 22. |
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Synonyms | J. canadensis var. brevicaudatus, J. canadensis var. coarctatus, J. canadensis var. kuntzei, J. coarctatus, J. kuntzei, J. tweedyi | J. compressus var. subtriflorus, J. drummondii var. longifructus, J. drummondii var. subtriflorus, J. subtriflorus, J. pauperculus |
Name authority | (Engelmann) Fernald: Rhodora 6: 35. (1904) | E. Meyer: in C. F. von Ledebour, Flora Rossica 4: 235. (1853) |
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