Juncus dubius |
Juncus interior |
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dubius rush, mariposa rush, questionable rush |
inland rush, interior juncus, interior rush |
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Habit | Herbs, perennial, rhizomatous, 3–7.5 dm. | Herbs, perennial, tufted, 2–6 dm. |
Rhizomes | 2–3 mm diam., not swollen. |
densely branching. |
Culms | erect, terete, 2–4 mm diam., smooth or rugulose. |
1–10. |
Cataphylls | 1–2, pink to straw-colored, apex acute. |
1–3. |
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, 1–2(–3); auricles whitish or purplish tinged, 0.2–0.4(–0.6) mm, scarious; blade flat, 5–15 cm × 0.5–1.1 mm, margins entire. |
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. |
usually somewhat compact, 1.5–7 cm; primary bract usually shorter 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. |
bracteoles 2; tepals greenish, lanceolate, 3.3–4.4 mm, apex acuminate; stamens 6, filaments 0.5–0.9 mm, anthers 0.4–0.6 mm; style 0.1–0.2 mm. |
Capsules | exserted, chestnut brown, 1-locular, subuloidsubulate, (2.4–)3–3.9 mm, apex tapering to subulate tip, valves separating at dehiscence. |
light tan or darker, 1-locular to pseudo-3-locular, ellipsoid to nearly globose, (3.3–)3.8–4.7 mm, nearly equal to or longer than tepals. |
Seeds | obovoid, 0.3–0.4 mm, not tailed. |
tan, ellipsoid to lunate, 0.436–0.73 mm, not tailed. |
2n | = 40. |
= 80. |
Juncus dubius |
Juncus interior |
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Phenology | Fruiting early summer–late fall. | Flowering and fruiting late spring–early summer. |
Habitat | Montane meadows, riverbeds, canyons, aroyos | Dry, often upland sites in prairies, exposed disturbed sites, and ditches in sandy or clayey soils |
Elevation | 100–1600 m (300–5200 ft) | |
Distribution |
CA
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AR; AZ; CO; IA; IL; IN; KS; KY; LA; MN; MO; MT; ND; NE; NM; OH; OK; SD; TN; UT; WI; WY; AB; MB; ON; QC; SK; Texas
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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. arizonicus, J. interior var. arizonicus, J. interior var. neomexicanus, J. monostichus, J. neomexicanus |
Name authority | Engelmann | Wiegand: Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 27: 516. (1900) |
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