Juncus dubius |
Juncus macrophyllus |
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dubius rush, mariposa rush, questionable rush |
long-leaf rush, rush |
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Habit | Herbs, perennial, rhizomatous, 3–7.5 dm. | Herbs, perennial, tufted, 2–10 dm. |
Rhizomes | 2–3 mm diam., not swollen. |
poorly developed. |
Culms | erect, terete, 2–4 mm diam., smooth or rugulose. |
erect, nearly terete to slightly compressed, never rooting at nodes. |
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. |
basal several, cauline 1–3; auricles rounded, 1–3 mm, apex acutish, membranous; blade pale green, basal blade striate, channeled, basal 1/2–1 times length of culm; cauline 8–15 cm × 1–3 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. |
glomerules, 8–25, each with 3–5 flowers, open; primary bract much 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. |
tepals greenish with reddish or brown tinge, lanceolate, 5–6 mm, outer series shorter; stamens 6, filaments 0.5–1 mm, anthers 1.8–2.6 mm; style 0.5–1 mm. |
Capsules | exserted, chestnut brown, 1-locular, subuloidsubulate, (2.4–)3–3.9 mm, apex tapering to subulate tip, valves separating at dehiscence. |
tan, 3-locular, obovoid, 3–4.5 mm, shorter than perianth. |
Seeds | obovoid, 0.3–0.4 mm, not tailed. |
ovoid, 0.6 mm, not tailed. |
2n | = 40. |
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Juncus dubius |
Juncus macrophyllus |
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Phenology | Fruiting early summer–late fall. | Flowering and fruiting summer. |
Habitat | Montane meadows, riverbeds, canyons, aroyos | Wet banks and meadows in chaparral and low mountains |
Elevation | 100–1600 m (300–5200 ft) | 700–2600 m (2300–8500 ft) |
Distribution |
CA
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AZ; CA; NV
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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. canaliculatus, J. longistylis var. scabratus |
Name authority | Engelmann | Coville: University of California Publications in Botany 1: 65. (1902) |
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