Juncus dubius |
Juncus diffusissimus |
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dubius rush, mariposa rush, questionable rush |
diffuse rush, slim-fruit rush, slim-pod rush |
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Habit | Herbs, perennial, rhizomatous, 3–7.5 dm. | Herbs, perennial, cespitose, 2.5–6.5 dm. |
Rhizomes | 2–3 mm diam., not swollen. |
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Culms | erect, terete, 2–4 mm diam., smooth or rugulose. |
erect, terete, 1–3 mm diam., smooth. |
Cataphylls | 1–2, pink to straw-colored, apex acute. |
0–1, maroon or dark green, apex obtuse. |
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, cauline 2–3; auricles 1–2.1 mm, apex rounded, membranaceous; blade maroon or dark green, terete to compressed, 3–20 cm × 1–2.4 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. |
terminal panicles of 30–70(–130), 5–20 cm, branches spreading; primary bract erect; ; heads (1–)2–10-flowered, hemispheric or narrower, 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 straw-colored, lanceolate, apex acute; outer tepals (2–)2.6–3.2 mm; inner tepals (1.8–)2.3–3 mm; stamens 3, anthers 1/2–2/3 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, , straw-colored, 1-locular, linear-lanceoloid, 4–5.2 mm, apex acute, valves separating at dehiscence. |
Seeds | obovoid, 0.3–0.4 mm, not tailed. |
oblong-ellipsoid, 0.3–0.4 mm, not tailed; body clear yellow-brown. |
2n | = 40. |
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Juncus dubius |
Juncus diffusissimus |
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Phenology | Fruiting early summer–late fall. | Fruiting summer. |
Habitat | Montane meadows, riverbeds, canyons, aroyos | In soft mucky substrates, marshy shores, sloughs, occasionally in wet wooded places, often in shallow water, commonly abundantly colonizing wet, sandy- alluvial outwash in ditches and clearings |
Elevation | 100–1600 m (300–5200 ft) | 10–1000 m (0–3300 ft) |
Distribution |
CA
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AL; AR; CA; CT; FL; GA; IL; IN; KS; KY; LA; MD; MO; MS; NC; OH; OK; SC; TN; TX; VA; WA; WV [Probably introduced, South 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 | Buckley: Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 14: 9. (1862) |
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