Juncus dubius |
Juncus parryi |
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dubius rush, mariposa rush, questionable rush |
Parry rush, Parry's rush |
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Habit | Herbs, perennial, rhizomatous, 3–7.5 dm. | Herbs, perennial, strongly tufted, 0.5–3 dm. |
Rhizomes | 2–3 mm diam., not swollen. |
densely short-branched. |
Culms | erect, terete, 2–4 mm diam., smooth or rugulose. |
terete. |
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. |
auricles 0.2–0.3 mm, apex acute to rounded, scarious. |
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. |
1–3-flowered, open; primary bract terete, 2–4 cm, usually 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. |
pedicellate; bracteoles broadly ovate; tepals light brown with green midstripe, lanceolate, 5.5–9 mm, margins scarious; inner series loosely subtending capsule at maturity, shorter; stamens 6, filaments 0.7–1 mm, anthers 1.1–1.6 mm; style 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. |
tan, 3-locular, narrowly oblong, 6–9 × 1.5–2 mm, usually exceeding perianth. |
Seeds | obovoid, 0.3–0.4 mm, not tailed. |
amber, body 0.6 mm, tails 0.4 mm. |
2n | = 40. |
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Juncus dubius |
Juncus parryi |
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Phenology | Fruiting early summer–late fall. | Flowering and fruiting summer. |
Habitat | Montane meadows, riverbeds, canyons, aroyos | Exposed rocky slopes and stream banks in montane and alpine areas, conifer forests |
Elevation | 100–1600 m (300–5200 ft) | 1500–4000 m (4900–13100 ft) |
Distribution |
CA
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CA; CO; ID; MT; NV; OR; UT; WA; WY; AB; 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. drummondii var. parryi |
Name authority | Engelmann | Engelmann |
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