Juncus dubius |
Juncus inflexus |
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dubius rush, mariposa rush, questionable rush |
blue rush, European blue rush, European Meadow rush |
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Habit | Herbs, perennial, rhizomatous, 3–7.5 dm. | Herbs, perennial, cespitose, stooling, 4–10 (–12) dm. |
Rhizomes | 2–3 mm diam., not swollen. |
3–5 mm diam. |
Culms | erect, terete, 2–4 mm diam., smooth or rugulose. |
terete, 1.5–3 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. |
many flowered, open, 2–7 cm; primary bract terete, 10–25 cm. |
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 ovate; tepals straw-colored to reddish brown, lanceolate, 2.7–3.5 mm, margins scarious; inner series loosely subtending capsule at maturity, shorter; stamens 6, filaments 0.8–1.5 mm, anthers 0.8–1 mm; style 0.3 mm. |
Capsules | exserted, chestnut brown, 1-locular, subuloidsubulate, (2.4–)3–3.9 mm, apex tapering to subulate tip, valves separating at dehiscence. |
reddish brown to chestnut brown, 3-locular, 3-gonous-ovoid to widely ellipsoid, 3–4 mm, exceeding perianth. |
Seeds | obovoid, 0.3–0.4 mm, not tailed. |
amber, obovoid, 0.3–0.5 mm, not tailed. |
2n | = 40. |
= 20, 38, 40. |
Juncus dubius |
Juncus inflexus |
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Phenology | Fruiting early summer–late fall. | Flowering and fruiting summer. |
Habitat | Montane meadows, riverbeds, canyons, aroyos | Wet soils along streams, ditches, and on wet, sandy and peaty hillsides |
Elevation | 100–1600 m (300–5200 ft) | |
Distribution |
CA
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MI; NY; PA; VA; ON; Europe; Asia; Africa [Introduced in North America] |
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. glaucus |
Name authority | Engelmann | Linnaeus: Sp. Pl. 1: 326. (1753) |
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