Juncus dubius |
Juncus elliottii |
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dubius rush, mariposa rush, questionable rush |
Elliott's rush |
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Habit | Herbs, perennial, rhizomatous, 3–7.5 dm. | Herbs, perennial, cespitose, 3–9 dm. |
Roots | often with terminal tubers. |
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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. |
1, maroon to brown, apex acute. |
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 1–3, cauline 1–2; auricles 0.5–2 mm, apex rounded, scarious; blade green or maroon, compressed, 2–16 cm × 1–2 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 40–100(–200) heads, 4–16 cm, branches ascending to spreading; primary bract erect to ascending; heads 2–10-flowered, hemispheric to obpyramidal, 0.3–0.5 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 straw-colored, lanceolate, apex acuminate; outer tepals (2.2–)2.6–2.9 mm; inner tepals (1.8–)2.4–2.8; stamens 3, anthers 2/3 to equal 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, 1-locular, narrowly obpyriform to narrowly ovoid, 2.4–2.9 mm, apex acute, valves separating at dehiscence. |
Seeds | obovoid, 0.3–0.4 mm, not tailed. |
ellipsoid, 0.3–0.5 mm, not tailed; body clearly yellow-brown. |
, with faint ringlike bands at position of septa. | ||
2n | = 40. |
= 40. |
Juncus dubius |
Juncus elliottii |
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Phenology | Fruiting early summer–late fall. | Fruiting summer. |
Habitat | Montane meadows, riverbeds, canyons, aroyos | Wet sands, peaty sands, or peat, exposed shores of ponds and lakes, depressions in savannas and flatwoods, moist to wet, much disturbed clearings, roadsides and ditches |
Elevation | 100–1600 m (300–5200 ft) | 0–700 m (0–2300 ft) |
Distribution |
CA
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AL; AR; DE; FL; GA; LA; MS; NC; NJ; SC; TN; TX; VA
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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.) |
Juncus elliottii has tubers at the ends of the roots. (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 | Chapman: Fl. South. U.S. 494. (1860) |
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