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Colorado rush

Bolander's rush

Habit Herbs, perennial, cespitose, 3–5 dm. Herbs, perennial, not cespitose, rhizomatous, 2.5–8.5 dm.
Rhizomes

densely branched.

2–3 mm, tuberous.

Culms

(1–)5–15(–25).

erect, terete, 1–3 mm diam., smooth.

Cataphylls

1–3.

1–2, straw-colored, apex acute.

Leaves

basal, 2–4;

auricles 0.3–0.7 mm, apex usually rounded, scarious to membranaceous;

blade flat, 3–15 cm × 0.4–1 mm, margins entire.

basal 0–1, cauline 2–3, auricles 2–3 mm, apex acute, membranaceous;

blade green to straw-colored, terete, 7–28 cm × 1–2 mm.

Inflorescences

3–25-flowered, congested, 1–2.5 × 1–2 cm;

primary bract usually exceeding inflorescence.

terminal racemes of 1–8 heads or single head, 1–13 cm, branches ascending to spreading;

primary bract erect;

heads 40–70-flowered, spheric, 7–11 mm diam.

Flowers

not secund;: bracteoles 2;

tepals dark green to blackish, usually with brownish midstripe, lanceolate to lanceolate-ovate, 3.5–4.3 mm, margins clear;

outer and inner series nearly equal;

stamens 6, filaments 0.6–0.9 mm, anthers 0.3–0.5 mm;

style 0.1 mm.

tepals dark reddish brown to light brown, lance-subulate, (2.6–)3–3.5(–4) mm, apex acuminate;

stamens 3, anthers 1/4 filament length.

Capsules

tan or darker, 3-locular, nearly globose to widely obvoid, 2.5–3.5 × 1.3–1.8 mm, shorter than perianth.

equaling perianth or slightly included, chestnut brown, 1-locular, ellipsoid to oblong, 3–3.5 mm, apex acuminate, valves separating at dehiscence, fertile throughout or only proximal to middle.

Seeds

yellowish, obovoid to ellipsioid, 0.4–0.5 mm, not tailed.

oblong, 0.4–0.5 mm, not tailed;

body clear yellow-brown.

2n

= 80.

Juncus confusus

Juncus bolanderi

Phenology Flowering and fruiting late spring–summer. Fruiting late spring–summer.
Habitat Moist, open grasslands and meadows Swamps, marshes, stream banks, beaches, roadside meadows, and other moist or wet areas
Elevation 700–3400 m (2300–11200 ft) 0–1000 m. (0–3300 ft.)
Distribution
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AZ; CA; CO; ID; MT; NM; NV; OR; SD; UT; WA; WY; AB; BC; SK
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CA; ID; OR; WA; BC; nw Mexico
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Source FNA vol. 22. FNA vol. 22.
Parent taxa Juncaceae > Juncus > subg. Poiophylli Juncaceae > Juncus > subg. Septati
Sibling taxa
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. 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. 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
Synonyms J. exilis J. bolanderi var. riparius
Name authority Coville: Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 10: 127. (1896) Engelmann
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