Juncus dubius |
Juncus macrandrus |
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dubius rush, mariposa rush, questionable rush |
long-anther rush |
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Habit | Herbs, perennial, rhizomatous, 3–7.5 dm. | Herbs, perennial, rhizomatous, 2.6–6.5 dm. |
Rhizomes | 2–3 mm diam., not swollen. |
1.5–3.5 mm diam. |
Culms | erect, terete, 2–4 mm diam., smooth or rugulose. |
erect, 1.5–3 mm diam. |
Cataphylls | 1–2, pink to straw-colored, apex acute. |
2, chestnut brown, apex acute. |
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 2, cauline 1–2, light green; auricles absent; blade 2.5–20.5 cm × 2–3 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. |
panicles of 10–50 heads, 4–10 cm, ascending to erect branches; primary bract erect; heads 3–22-flowered, obovoid to hemispheric, 5–11 mm diam. |
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. |
tepals dark brown to purplish brown, lanceolate, 3–4 mm, nearly equal; outer tepals acuminate, mucro subulate; inner tepals acuminate or cuspidate, mucro subulate; stamens 6, anthers 2.5–3 times filament length. |
Capsules | exserted, chestnut brown, 1-locular, subuloidsubulate, (2.4–)3–3.9 mm, apex tapering to subulate tip, valves separating at dehiscence. |
included, chestnut brown, 1-locular, oblong, 2.3–3.2 xx–xx mm (including beak), apex acuminate proximal to beak, beak slightly exserted. |
Seeds | obovoid, 0.3–0.4 mm, not tailed. |
obovoid, 0.5–0.6 mm, not tailed. |
2n | = 40. |
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Juncus dubius |
Juncus macrandrus |
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Phenology | Fruiting early summer–late fall. | Fruiting summer. |
Habitat | Montane meadows, riverbeds, canyons, aroyos | Wet places, montane conifer forests |
Elevation | 100–1600 m (300–5200 ft) | 1700–2900 m (5600–9500 ft) |
Distribution |
CA
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CA
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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 | |
Name authority | Engelmann | Coville: in L. Abrams and R. S. Ferris, Illustrated Flora of the Pacific States 1: 367, fig. 900. (1923) |
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