Juncus dubius |
Juncus caesariensis |
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dubius rush, mariposa rush, questionable rush |
New Jersey rush |
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Habit | Herbs, perennial, rhizomatous, 3–7.5 dm. | Herbs, perennial, cespitose, 3–9 dm. |
Rhizomes | 2–3 mm diam., not swollen. |
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Culms | erect, terete, 2–4 mm diam., smooth or rugulose. |
erect, 2–4 mm diam., scabrous. |
Cataphylls | 1–2, pink to straw-colored, apex acute. |
0 or 1–2, straw-colored, apex acuminate. |
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 1–2, cauline 1–2; auricles 1–7.5 mm, apex rounded, scarious; blade terete, 4–25 cm × 1–1.8 mm, scabrous. |
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. |
panicles of 5–30 heads, 12–15 cm, erect to ascending branches; primary bract erect; heads 2–6-flowered, broadly obovoid, 5–10 mm diam. |
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. |
tepals green to reddish brown, lanceolate; outer tepals 3.3–3.9 mm, apex acuminate; inner tepals 3.9–4.7 mm, acuminate; stamens 6, anthers 1/2 filament length. |
Capsules | exserted, chestnut brown, 1-locular, subuloidsubulate, (2.4–)3–3.9 mm, apex tapering to subulate tip, valves separating at dehiscence. |
exserted, chestnut brown, 3-locular, ovoid, 4.5–5.3 mm, apex acuminate, valves separating at dehiscence. |
Seeds | obovoid, 0.3–0.4 mm, not tailed. |
fusiform, 2.2–2.6 mm, tailed. |
; seed body covered with whitish translucent veil. | ||
2n | = 40. |
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Juncus dubius |
Juncus caesariensis |
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Phenology | Fruiting early summer–late fall. | Fruiting mid summer–early fall. |
Habitat | Montane meadows, riverbeds, canyons, aroyos | Wet springy bogs, swamps, and borders of wet woods |
Elevation | 100–1600 m (300–5200 ft) | 0–100 m (0–300 ft) |
Distribution |
CA
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DC; DE; MD; NC; NJ; PA; VA; NS |
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. asper |
Name authority | Engelmann | Coville: Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club 5: 106. (1894) |
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