Juncus dubius |
Juncus anthelatus |
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dubius rush, mariposa rush, questionable rush |
giant path rush, greater poverty rush, Kentucky or poverty rush, Kentucky rush, poverty rush, Wiegand's rush |
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Habit | Herbs, perennial, rhizomatous, 3–7.5 dm. | Herbs, perennial, cespitose, to (3–)7–9 dm. |
Rhizomes | 2–3 mm diam., not swollen. |
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Culms | erect, terete, 2–4 mm diam., smooth or rugulose. |
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Cataphylls | 1–2, pink to straw-colored, apex acute. |
1–2. |
Leaves | basal 1–2, cauline 1–2; auricles 1–4.9 mm, , apex rounded, membranaceous; blade green to straw-colored, terete, 20–30 cm × 1.5–4 mm, rugulose or smooth. |
basal, 2–3(–5); auricles transparent, 2–3.5 mm at summit of leaf sheath, apex acutish, membranous; blade flat, (10–)20–30 cm × 0.5–2.3 mm, margins entire. |
Inflorescences | terminal panicles of 25–66 heads, 7–13 cm, branches spreading; primary bract erect; heads 6–10-flowered, hemispheric to obovoid, 5–10 mm diam. |
10–100-flowered, diffuse; internodes of monochasia greater than 6 mm, primary bract usually exceeding inflorescence. |
Flowers | tepals straw-colored to brown, lanceolate, apex acuminate; outer tepals (2–)2.5–3.4 mm; inner tepals (2–)2.6–3.6 mm; stamens 6, anthers 1.5–2 times filament length. |
pedicels 0.1–0.3(–3) mm; bracteoles 2; tepals green, lanceolate, 3.2–4.5 × 0.7–1 mm; outer and inner series nearly equal, in fruit apically erect; stamens 6, filaments 0.8–1.1 mm, anthers 0.3–0.7 mm; style 0.2 mm. |
Capsules | exserted, chestnut brown, 1-locular, subuloidsubulate, (2.4–)3–3.9 mm, apex tapering to subulate tip, valves separating at dehiscence. |
tan, 1-locular, widely ellipsoid to obovoid, 2–3.2 × 1.1–1.6 mm. |
Seeds | obovoid, 0.3–0.4 mm, not tailed. |
tan, ellipsoid, 0.33–0.556 mm, not tailed. |
2n | = 40. |
= 80. |
Juncus dubius |
Juncus anthelatus |
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Phenology | Fruiting early summer–late fall. | Flowering and fruiting spring. |
Habitat | Montane meadows, riverbeds, canyons, aroyos | Exposed or partially shaded sites in moist or seasonally wet, sandy or clay soils |
Elevation | 100–1600 m (300–5200 ft) | |
Distribution |
CA
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AK; AL; AR; AZ; CA; CO; CT; DC; DE; FL; GA; IA; ID; IL; IN; KS; KY; LA; MA; MD; ME; MI; MN; MO; MS; MT; NC; ND; NE; NH; NJ; NM; NV; NY; OH; OK; OR; PA; RI; SC; SD; TN; TX; UT; VA; VT; WA; WI; WV; WY; AB; BC; MB; NB; NL; NS; NT; ON; PE; QC; SK; YT
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Discussion | Juncus dubius has rugulose stems and leaves throughout most of its range, but on the periphery (in Mariposa, San Diego, and Sonoma counties, California) the plants are smooth. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
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Source | FNA vol. 22. | FNA vol. 22. |
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Synonyms | J. rugulosus | J. tenuis var. anthelatus, J. macer var. anthelatus |
Name authority | Engelmann | (Wiegand) R. E. Brooks: Novon 9: 11. (1999) |
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