Juncus dubius |
Juncus uncialis |
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dubius rush, mariposa rush, questionable rush |
inch high dwarf rush, inch-high rush, twelfth rush |
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Habit | Herbs, perennial, rhizomatous, 3–7.5 dm. | Herbs, annual, cespitose, 0.8–3.5 cm. |
Rhizomes | 2–3 mm diam., not swollen. |
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Culms | erect, terete, 2–4 mm diam., smooth or rugulose. |
to 70, more than 0.2 mm diam.. |
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. |
to 2.2 cm, 1/2–3/4 height of plant. |
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 solitary flowers; bracts subtending inflorescence 1, widely truncate, enwrapping culm, inconspicuous, 0.25–0.9 mm, membranous, apex widely truncate, completely sheathing culm.. |
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. |
3-merous, : tepals erect to recurved at maturity, greenish or tinged red, 2–4 × 0.6–0.9 mm; outer and inner series nearly equal, apex acutish; stamens usually 3, filaments 0.9–1.6 mm, anthers 0.3–0.4 mm, 1/3 length of filaments; style 0.1–0.3 mm, stigma 0.4–1.3 mm. |
Capsules | exserted, chestnut brown, 1-locular, subuloidsubulate, (2.4–)3–3.9 mm, apex tapering to subulate tip, valves separating at dehiscence. |
reddish to maroon, 3-locular, ovoid to ellipsoid, 1.8–3.2 × 1–2.5 mm, nearly equal or shorter than the tepals. |
Seeds | obovoid, 0.3–0.4 mm, not tailed. |
ovoid, 0.3–0.4 mm. |
n | = 16. |
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2n | = 40. |
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Juncus dubius |
Juncus uncialis |
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Phenology | Fruiting early summer–late fall. | Flowering and fruiting spring–early summer. |
Habitat | Montane meadows, riverbeds, canyons, aroyos | Margins of vernal pools and ponds |
Elevation | 100–1600 m (300–5200 ft) | 0–1700 m (0–5600 ft) |
Distribution |
CA
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CA; NV; OR
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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 | |
Name authority | Engelmann | Greene: Pittonia 2: 105. (1890) |
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