Juncus dubius |
Juncus textilis |
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dubius rush, mariposa rush, questionable rush |
basket rush, mat or basket rush |
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Habit | Herbs, perennial, rhizomatous, 3–7.5 dm. | Herbs, perennial, 10–20 dm. |
Rhizomes | 2–3 mm diam., not swollen. |
long- creeping. |
Culms | erect, terete, 2–4 mm diam., smooth or rugulose. |
erect, 2–5 mm diam. |
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. |
blade absent. |
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. |
lateral, many flowered, loose; primary bract barely exceeding to many times 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. |
variously pedicellate; bracteoles membranous; tepals greenish to pale brown, lanceolate, 3.5–5 mm; inner series loosely subtending capsule at maturity, usually slightly shorter, margins scarious to clear, acutish; stamens 6, filaments 0.3–0.9 mm, anthers 1–2.5 mm; style 1–1.5 mm. |
Capsules | exserted, chestnut brown, 1-locular, subuloidsubulate, (2.4–)3–3.9 mm, apex tapering to subulate tip, valves separating at dehiscence. |
dark brown, 3-locular, oblate to narrowly ovoid, 3–4 mm, nearly equal to perianth. |
Seeds | obovoid, 0.3–0.4 mm, not tailed. |
dark amber, oblate to ellipsoid, 0.5–0.8 mm. |
2n | = 40. |
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Juncus dubius |
Juncus textilis |
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Phenology | Fruiting early summer–late fall. | Flowering and fruiting summer. |
Habitat | Montane meadows, riverbeds, canyons, aroyos | Moist or wet exposed areas |
Elevation | 100–1600 m (300–5200 ft) | 100–1800 m (300–5900 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 | J. lesueurii var. elatus |
Name authority | Engelmann | Buchenau: Abhandlungen herausgegeben vom naturwissenschaftlichen Vereine zu Bremen 17: 336. (1903) |
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