Juncus dubius |
Juncus subcaudatus |
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dubius rush, mariposa rush, questionable rush |
somewhat-tail rush, woodland rush |
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Habit | Herbs, perennial, rhizomatous, 3–7.5 dm. | Herbs, perennial, cespitose, 1.5–6 dm. |
Rhizomes | 2–3 mm diam., not swollen. |
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Culms | erect, terete, 2–4 mm diam., smooth or rugulose. |
erect, 1–3 mm diam., smooth. |
Cataphylls | 1–2, pink to straw-colored, apex acute. |
0–1, straw-colored, 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 1, cauline 1–3; auricles 0.5–1 mm, apex rounded, scarious; blade terete, 4.5–15 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. |
panicles or racemes of 3–35 heads, 2–16 cm, branches widely spreading (at least the proximalmost); primary bract erect; heads 2–10(–20)-flowered, obconic to nearly spheric, 3–9 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 greenish, becoming straw-colored, lanceolate; outer tepals 1.8–3 mm, apex acuminate; inner tepals 2–3.2 mm, apex acuminate; stamens 3, anthers 1/3 filament length. |
Capsules | exserted, chestnut brown, 1-locular, subuloidsubulate, (2.4–)3–3.9 mm, apex tapering to subulate tip, valves separating at dehiscence. |
exserted, straw-colored, imperfectly 3-locular, ovoid to prismatic, 3–3.8 mm, apex acute proximal to beak, valves separating at dehiscence. |
Seeds | obovoid, 0.3–0.4 mm, not tailed. |
ellipsoid, 0.7–1.2 mm, tailed; body covered with whitish translucent veil. |
2n | = 40. |
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Juncus dubius |
Juncus subcaudatus |
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Phenology | Fruiting early summer–late fall. | Fruiting late summer–fall. |
Habitat | Montane meadows, riverbeds, canyons, aroyos | Stream banks, lake and pond shores, bogs, and other wet places |
Elevation | 100–1600 m (300–5200 ft) | 0–1000 m (0–3300 ft) |
Distribution |
CA
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AL; AR; CT; DC; DE; GA; IL; KY; MA; MD; ME; MO; NC; NJ; NY; OH; PA; RI; TN; VA; WV; NF; NS
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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. canadensis var. subcaudatus, J. subcaudatus var. planisepalus |
Name authority | Engelmann | (Engelmann) Coville & S. F. Blake: Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 31: 45. (1918) |
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