Juncus dubius |
Juncus kelloggii |
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dubius rush, mariposa rush, questionable rush |
Kellogg's dwarf rush, Kellogg's rush |
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Habit | Herbs, perennial, rhizomatous, 3–7.5 dm. | Herbs, annual, cespitose, 0.1–0.55(–0.65) dm. |
Rhizomes | 2–3 mm diam., not swollen. |
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Culms | erect, terete, 2–4 mm diam., smooth or rugulose. |
to 100. |
Cataphylls | 1–2, pink to straw-colored, apex 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. |
to 2.5 cm × 0.1–0.3 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 clusters, each with 1–4 flowers; bracts subtending inflorescence 2–5, ovate to lanceolate, inconspicuous, 1–2.5 mm, membranous, apex acute to obtuse. |
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. |
3-merous; : tepals dark reddish brown, 2–3.2 × 0.4–1 mm, margins unpigmented; inner series nearly equal to or slightly shorter than outer series, acute to acuminate; stamens 3, filaments 0.7–1.3 mm, anthers 0.3–0.5 mm; style 0.2–0.5 mm, stigma 0.4–1.3 mm. |
Capsules | exserted, chestnut brown, 1-locular, subuloidsubulate, (2.4–)3–3.9 mm, apex tapering to subulate tip, valves separating at dehiscence. |
dark reddish, 3-locular, obovoid to ellipsoid, nearly equal to tepals, 1.8–2.9 × 1.2–1.6 mm. |
Seeds | obovoid, 0.3–0.4 mm, not tailed. |
ovoid, 0.4–0.55 mm, apiculate. |
n | = 17. |
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2n | = 40. |
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Juncus dubius |
Juncus kelloggii |
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Phenology | Fruiting early summer–late fall. | Flowering and fruiting spring–early summer. |
Habitat | Montane meadows, riverbeds, canyons, aroyos | Sandy and clayey damp soils around vernal pools, seepage areas, and low spots in fields and meadows |
Elevation | 100–1600 m (300–5200 ft) | 0–800 m (0–2600 ft) |
Distribution |
CA
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CA; NV; OR; WA; BC
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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. triformis var. brachystylus |
Name authority | Engelmann | Engelmann |
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