Juncus dubius |
Juncus lesueurii |
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dubius rush, mariposa rush, questionable rush |
Lesueur's rush, salt rush |
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Habit | Herbs, perennial, rhizomatous, 3–7.5 dm. | Herbs, perennial, 3–14 dm. |
Rhizomes | 2–3 mm diam., not swollen. |
long- creeping. |
Culms | erect, terete, 2–4 mm diam., smooth or rugulose. |
erect, 1–3 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. |
lateral, 3–many-flowered, mostly loose; primary bract 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. |
variously pedicellate; bracteoles membranous; tepals green, lanceolate, 5–8 mm, margins brown; inner series loosely subtending capsule at maturity, usually slightly shorter, margins scarious to clear, acutish; stamens 6, filaments 0.2–1.1 mm, anthers 0.9–2.3 mm; style 1–1.5 mm. |
Capsules | exserted, chestnut brown, 1-locular, subuloidsubulate, (2.4–)3–3.9 mm, apex tapering to subulate tip, valves separating at dehiscence. |
3-locular, oblate to narrowly ovoid, 4–7 mm, shorter than or nearly equal to perianth. |
Seeds | obovoid, 0.3–0.4 mm, not tailed. |
dark amber, oblate to ellipsoid, 0.4–0.7 mm. |
2n | = 40. |
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Juncus dubius |
Juncus lesueurii |
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Phenology | Fruiting early summer–late fall. | Flowering and fruiting summer. |
Habitat | Montane meadows, riverbeds, canyons, aroyos | Borders of salt or freshwater marshes and usually near dunes along the coast |
Elevation | 100–1600 m (300–5200 ft) | 0–500 m (0–1600 ft) |
Distribution |
CA
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CA; 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. balticus subsp. pacificus, J. lesueurii var. tracyi |
Name authority | Engelmann | Bolander: Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 2: 179. 1863 (as leseurii) |
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