Juncus dubius |
Juncus gymnocarpus |
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dubius rush, mariposa rush, questionable rush |
Pennsylvania rush |
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Habit | Herbs, perennial, rhizomatous, 3–7.5 dm. | Herbs, perennial, 5–10 dm. |
Rhizomes | 2–3 mm diam., not swollen. |
widely creeping, 2–4 mm diam. |
Culms | erect, terete, 2–4 mm diam., smooth or rugulose. |
terete, 1.5–2.5 mm diam. |
Cataphylls | 1–2, pink to straw-colored, apex acute. |
several. |
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. |
blade absent. |
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. |
8–30(–50)-flowered, open, 1.5–4 cm; primary bract terete, 1–2.5 dm, much longer than 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. |
pedicellate; bracteoles broadly ovate; tepals light brown, ovate-lanceolate, 1.8–2.5 mm, apex acuminate; inner series shorter, margins scarious, apex acute; stamens 6, filaments 1–1.3 mm, anthers 0.5–0.7 mm; style 0.5 mm. |
Capsules | exserted, chestnut brown, 1-locular, subuloidsubulate, (2.4–)3–3.9 mm, apex tapering to subulate tip, valves separating at dehiscence. |
reddish tan to brown, lustrous, 3-locular, widely ellipsoid, 2–3 × 1.8–2.2 mm, exceeding perianth. |
Seeds | obovoid, 0.3–0.4 mm, not tailed. |
dark amber, obovoid, 0.7–1 mm, not tailed. |
2n | = 40. |
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Juncus dubius |
Juncus gymnocarpus |
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Phenology | Fruiting early summer–late fall. | Flowering and fruiting summer. |
Habitat | Montane meadows, riverbeds, canyons, aroyos | Sphagnous swamps, low woods, edges of lakes |
Elevation | 100–1600 m (300–5200 ft) | 600–1500 m (2000–4900 ft) |
Distribution |
CA
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AL; FL; MS; NC; PA; SC; TN
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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 | J. smithii |
Name authority | Engelmann | Coville: Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club 5: 106. (1894) |
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