Juncus debilis |
Juncus drummondii |
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weak rush |
Drummond rush, Drummond's rush, three-flower rush |
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Habit | Herbs, perennial, cespitose, 1–2.5 dm. | Herbs, perennial, strongly tufted, to 4 dm. |
Rhizomes | densely short-branched. |
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Culms | erect, terete, 1–2 mm diam., smooth. |
terete. |
Cataphylls | 0–1, maroon or dark green, apex acute. |
several. |
Leaves | basal 0–1, cauline 1–3; auricles 1–1.5 mm, apex rounded, scarious; blade maroon or dark green, terete, 1–12.5 cm × 0.5–1.5 mm. |
blade absent or rarely present, to 1 cm. |
Inflorescences | terminal panicles of 3–50 heads, 2–8 cm, branches ascending to spreading; primary bract erect; heads 2–10-flowered, obpyramidal, 2–5 mm diam. |
2–5-flowered, loosely compact; primary bract usually longer than inflorescence. |
Flowers | tepals green to straw-colored, lanceolate, 1.8–2.3(–2.5) mm, apex sharply acuminate; stamens 3, 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, straw-colored, 1-locular, narrowly ellipsoid to lanceoloid, 2.8–3.7 7(–4.2) mm, apex acute, 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 | ellipsoid, 0.3–0.4 mm, not tailed; body clear yellow-brown. |
amber, body oblate, 0.5–0.6 mm. |
Juncus debilis |
Juncus drummondii |
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Phenology | Fruiting summer. | Flowering and fruiting summer. |
Habitat | Marshy shores, in small streams, swamps, wet clearings, spring runs, commonly in very soft mucky substrates | Exposed slopes, stream banks, and meadows in montane and alpine areas |
Elevation | 0–700 m (0–2300 ft) | 1600–4000 m (5200–13100 ft) |
Distribution |
AL; AR; DE; FL; GA; IL; KY; LA; MD; MO; MS; NC; NJ; NY; PA; SC; TN; TX; VA; Mexicos (Chiapas); Central America (Honduras)
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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 | Juncus debilis A. Gray is a name being proposed for conservation. (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. |
Parent taxa | Juncaceae > Juncus > subg. Septati | Juncaceae > Juncus > subg. Genuini |
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Synonyms | J. acuminatus var. debilis, J. radicans | J. compressus var. subtriflorus, J. drummondii var. longifructus, J. drummondii var. subtriflorus, J. subtriflorus, J. pauperculus |
Name authority | A. Gray: Manual 481506. (1848) | E. Meyer: in C. F. von Ledebour, Flora Rossica 4: 235. (1853) |
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