Juncus dubius |
Juncus capitatus |
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dubius rush, mariposa rush, questionable rush |
capitate rush, dwarf rush, leafy-bract dwarf rush |
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Habit | Herbs, perennial, rhizomatous, 3–7.5 dm. | Herbs, annual, cespitose, 0.3–1 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. |
basal; auricles absent; blade 0.5–2.5 cm × 0.5 mm. |
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. |
glomerules 1–2, each with 2–10(–14) flowers; bracts subtending inflorescence 1(–2), foliose, clearly surpassing 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. |
tepals 6, tan to brownish, subulate, lanceolate-ovate, 3.5–4.5(–5) mm, 2 times length of inner tepals, margins scarious; inner series delicate, shorter, apex acute; stamens 3, filaments 1 mm, anthers 0.5 mm; style 0.4–0.7 mm. |
Capsules | exserted, chestnut brown, 1-locular, subuloidsubulate, (2.4–)3–3.9 mm, apex tapering to subulate tip, valves separating at dehiscence. |
tan to reddish brown, 3-locular, globose to obovoid, 1.2–1.7 mm, shorter than tepals. |
Seeds | obovoid, 0.3–0.4 mm, not tailed. |
ellipsoid-ovoid, 0.3–0.4 mm. |
2n | = 40. |
= 18. |
Juncus dubius |
Juncus capitatus |
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Phenology | Fruiting early summer–late fall. | Flowering and fruiting spring. |
Habitat | Montane meadows, riverbeds, canyons, aroyos | Moist to wet areas, usually in sandy, often disturbed soil such as roadsides or along trails |
Elevation | 100–1600 m (300–5200 ft) | below 1000 m (below 3300 ft) |
Distribution |
CA
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CA; LA; OK; TX; native; Africa (north); Europe; Asia (Near East) [Introduced in North America]
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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 | |
Name authority | Engelmann | Weigel: Observ. Bot. 28. (1772) |
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