Juncus dubius |
Juncus capillaris |
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dubius rush, mariposa rush, questionable rush |
hair-stem dwarf rush, hair-stem rush, hairystem dwarf rush, slender stem dwarf rush |
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Habit | Herbs, perennial, rhizomatous, 3–7.5 dm. | Herbs, annual, cespitose, 0.09–0.6 dm. |
Rhizomes | 2–3 mm diam., not swollen. |
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Culms | erect, terete, 2–4 mm diam., smooth or rugulose. |
to 20. |
Cataphylls | 1–2, pink to straw-colored, apex acute. |
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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. |
to 2.2 cm. |
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. |
headlike clusters, each with 1–2 flowers; bracts subtending inflorescence 2–4, ovate, inconspicuous, 0.8–1.5 mm, membranous, apex acute. |
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 4–6, chestnut brown to black, 1.8–2.8 × 0.8–1.5 mm; inner series usually slightly longer than outer, apex acuminate to attenuate; stamens 2–3, filaments 0.6–1.1 mm, anthers 0.3–0.4 mm; style 0.1–0.3 mm, stigma 0.4–0.6 mm. |
Capsules | exserted, chestnut brown, 1-locular, subuloidsubulate, (2.4–)3–3.9 mm, apex tapering to subulate tip, valves separating at dehiscence. |
tan or apex reddish, 2– or 3-locular, globose to obovoid, 1.2–2 × 1.1–1.5 mm, usually shorter than tepals. |
Seeds | obovoid, 0.3–0.4 mm, not tailed. |
ellipsoid-ovoid, 0.5–0.8 mm. |
n | = 18. |
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2n | = 40. |
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Juncus dubius |
Juncus capillaris |
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Phenology | Fruiting early summer–late fall. | Flowering spring–mid summer. |
Habitat | Montane meadows, riverbeds, canyons, aroyos | Moist, bare flats, short turf, and mossy areas in meadows, stream banks, and seepage areas on outcrops (usually granite) |
Elevation | 100–1600 m (300–5200 ft) | 1200–3200 m (3900–10500 ft) |
Distribution |
CA
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CA; OR |
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.) |
Juncus capillaris occurs in California in the Sierra Nevada and in Oregon in the Steens Mountains. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Source | FNA vol. 22. | FNA vol. 22. |
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Synonyms | J. rugulosus | |
Name authority | Engelmann | F. J. Hermann: Leaflets of Western Botany 5: 116. (1948) |
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