Juncus dubius |
Juncus coriaceus |
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dubius rush, mariposa rush, questionable rush |
leathery rush |
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Habit | Herbs, perennial, rhizomatous, 3–7.5 dm. | Herbs, perennial, tufted, 3–9 dm. |
Rhizomes | 2–3 mm diam., not swollen. |
densely branching. |
Culms | erect, terete, 2–4 mm diam., smooth or rugulose. |
few to many. |
Cataphylls | 1–2, pink to straw-colored, apex acute. |
1–3. |
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, 0–1(–2); auricles 0.2–0.4(–0.6) mm, scarious to leathery; blade nearly terete but slightly channeled adaxially, 10–50 cm × 0.7–1.8 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. |
falsely lateral, 5–35-flowered, loose to congested, 1–8 cm; primary bract 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 0.5–2.5 mm; bracteoles 2; tepals dark green, lanceolate, 3.5–5 mm; inner series slightly shorter, apex acute; stamens 6, fewer in cleistogamous flowers, filaments 0.8–1.2 mm, anthers 0.5–1.1 mm; style 0.9–1.3 mm. |
Capsules | exserted, chestnut brown, 1-locular, subuloidsubulate, (2.4–)3–3.9 mm, apex tapering to subulate tip, valves separating at dehiscence. |
light to dark brown, 1-locular, widely ovoid to nearly globose, 3.5–5 × 2.6–3.2 mm. |
Seeds | obovoid, 0.3–0.4 mm, not tailed. |
light to dark brown, oblate, 0.55–0.73 mm, not tailed. |
2n | = 40. |
= 80. |
Juncus dubius |
Juncus coriaceus |
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Phenology | Fruiting early summer–late fall. | Flowering and fruiting spring–early summer. |
Habitat | Montane meadows, riverbeds, canyons, aroyos | Springy, wet woodlands, stream banks, marshy areas, flatwood depressions, and shaded or exposed disturbed, sites with poor drainage |
Elevation | 100–1600 m (300–5200 ft) | |
Distribution |
CA
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AL; AR; DE; FL; GA; KY; LA; MD; MS; NC; NJ; NY; OK; SC; TN; VA; Texas
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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 | Mackenzie: Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 56:28. (1929) |
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