Juncus dubius |
Juncus ensifolius |
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dubius rush, mariposa rush, questionable rush |
dagger rush, dagger-leaf rush, sword-leaf rush, three-stamen rush |
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Habit | Herbs, perennial, rhizomatous, 3–7.5 dm. | Herbs, perennial, rhizomatous, 2–6 dm. | ||||
Rhizomes | 2–3 mm diam., not swollen. |
2–3 mm diam. |
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Culms | erect, terete, 2–4 mm diam., smooth or rugulose. |
erect, 2–6 mm diam. |
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Cataphylls | 1–2, pink to straw-colored, apex acute. |
0 or 1–2, straw-colored, apex narrowly 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 1–3, cauline 2–6, straw-colored; auricles absent; blade 2–25 cdm x 1.5–6 mm. |
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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. |
panicles or racemes of 2–50 heads or heads solitary, 2–14 cm, erect or ascending branches; primary bract erect; heads 3–70-flowered, obovoid to globose, 7–11 mm diam. |
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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 brown or reddish brown, lanceolate; outer tepals 2.7–3.6(–4) mm, apex acuminate; inner tepals 2.2–3(–3.5) mm, nearly equal, apex acuminate; stamens 3 or 6; anthers ½1/2 to equal filament length. |
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Capsules | exserted, chestnut brown, 1-locular, subuloidsubulate, (2.4–)3–3.9 mm, apex tapering to subulate tip, valves separating at dehiscence. |
included to slightly exserted, chestnut to dark brown, 1-locular, oblong, 2.4–4.3 mm, apex obtuse proximal to beak. |
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Seeds | obovoid, 0.3–0.4 mm, not tailed. |
elliptic to obovate, 0.4–1 mm, occasionally tailed. |
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2n | = 40. |
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Juncus dubius |
Juncus ensifolius |
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Phenology | Fruiting early summer–late fall. | |||||
Habitat | Montane meadows, riverbeds, canyons, aroyos | |||||
Elevation | 100–1600 m (300–5200 ft) | |||||
Distribution |
CA
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AK; AZ; CA; CO; ID; MT; NM; NV; NY; OR; SD; TX; UT; WA; WI; WY; AB; BC; ON; QC; SK [Introduced in Europe and East Asia]
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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.) |
Varieties 2 (2 in the flora). (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
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Key |
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Source | FNA vol. 22. | FNA vol. 22. | ||||
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Synonyms | J. rugulosus | |||||
Name authority | Engelmann | Wikstrom: Kongl. Vetenskaps Academiens Handlingar 2: 274. (1823) | ||||
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