Juncus dubius |
Juncus pervetus |
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dubius rush, mariposa rush, questionable rush |
blunt-flower rush |
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Habit | Herbs, perennial, rhizomatous, 3–7.5 dm. | Herbs, perennial, rhizomatous, 7–10 dm. |
Rhizomes | 2–3 mm diam., not swollen. |
3–7 mm diam., nodes not swollen. |
Culms | erect, terete, 2–4 mm diam., smooth or rugulose. |
erect, terete, 2–4 mm diam. |
Cataphylls | 1–2, pink to straw-colored, apex acute. |
2–3, straw-colored, apex rounded. |
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 0, cauline 1; auricles 0.5–1.5 mm, apex blunt, cartilaginous; blade 25–35 cm × 1–2 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 panicles of 24–60 heads, 5–10 cm, branches spreading; primary bract erect; heads 15–50-flowered, spheric, 4.5–6 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 light brown, lanceolate to oblong, 2–2.5 mm, nearly equal; stamens 6, anthers longer than filament. |
Capsules | exserted, chestnut brown, 1-locular, subuloidsubulate, (2.4–)3–3.9 mm, apex tapering to subulate tip, valves separating at dehiscence. |
included with beak slightly exserted, chestnut brown, 3-locular, ovoid, 2.5 mm, apex acute proximal to beak, valves separating at dehiscence, fertile throughout or only proximal to middle. |
Seeds | obovoid, 0.3–0.4 mm, not tailed. |
not seen. |
2n | = 40. |
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Juncus dubius |
Juncus pervetus |
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Phenology | Fruiting early summer–late fall. | Fruiting fall. |
Habitat | Montane meadows, riverbeds, canyons, aroyos | Upper border of salt marsh |
Elevation | 100–1600 m (300–5200 ft) | 0 m (0 ft) |
Distribution |
CA
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MA |
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.) |
All sheets that I have seen have aborted seeds. Juncus pervetus was thought to be Juncus subnodulosus, a European native (H. Weimarck 1946). It has been shown that this is a distinct species, however (S. Snogerup and B. Snogerup 1996). It would appear that this species is now extinct. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Source | FNA vol. 22. | FNA vol. 22. |
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Synonyms | J. rugulosus | |
Name authority | Engelmann | Fernald: Rhodora 19: 17. (1917) |
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