Juncus debilis |
Juncus maritimus |
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weak rush |
sea rush, seaside rush |
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Habit | Herbs, perennial, cespitose, 1–2.5 dm. | Herbs, perennial, 5–10 dm. |
Rhizomes | thick. |
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Culms | erect, terete, 1–2 mm diam., smooth. |
closely set along rhizomes, 2–3.5 mm diam. |
Cataphylls | 0–1, maroon or dark green, apex acute. |
3–5. |
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. |
basal, 2–4; auricles absent; blade terete, 40–60 cm × 1–2 mm. |
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. |
glomerules, to 100, each with 2–4 flowers, congested to open, 5–19 × 2–5 cm; primary bracts somewhat inflated, usually surpassing inflorescence. |
Flowers | tepals green to straw-colored, lanceolate, 1.8–2.3(–2.5) mm, apex sharply acuminate; stamens 3, 1/2 filament length. |
tepals straw-colored; outer series 2.8–2.9 mm, apex acute; inner series elliptic, 2.3–2.5 mm, apex obtuse; stamens 6, 1.4–1.9 mm, anthers 2 times length of filaments; style 1–1.2 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. |
straw-colored, 3-locular, ovoid to ellipsoid, 2.5–3.5 × 1.2– × 1.5 mm, nearly equal to slightly exceeding perianth. |
Seeds | ellipsoid, 0.3–0.4 mm, not tailed; body clear yellow-brown. |
brown, ellipsoid, body 0.6–0.7 mm, tails 0.5–1.2 mm. |
2n | = 40, 48. |
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Juncus debilis |
Juncus maritimus |
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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 | Coastal salt marshes, saline meadows, and sand dunes |
Elevation | 0–700 m (0–2300 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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NY; Europe; Asia; Africa [Introduced in North America] |
Discussion | Juncus debilis A. Gray is a name being proposed for conservation. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
It is believed that this species has not been collected in North America since the late 1800s, when it was known to occur on Long Island, New York. (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. Juncus |
Sibling taxa | ||
Synonyms | J. acuminatus var. debilis, J. radicans | |
Name authority | A. Gray: Manual 481506. (1848) | Lamarck: in J. Lamarck et al., Encycl. 3: 264. (1789) |
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