Juncus dubius |
Juncus validus |
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dubius rush, mariposa rush, questionable rush |
roundhead rush |
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Habit | Herbs, perennial, rhizomatous, 3–7.5 dm. | Herbs, perennial, rhizomatous, sometimes to nearly cespitose, 4–10 dm. | ||||
Rhizomes | 2–3 mm diam., not swollen. |
not tuberous, 2 mm diam. |
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Culms | erect, terete, 2–4 mm diam., smooth or rugulose. |
erect, terete, 3–5 mm diam., smooth. |
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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. |
basal 2–3(–6), cauline 1–4; auricles 1–3 mm, apex acute, membranaceous, absent on proximal leaves; blade green, laterally compressed, 9–70 cm × 2–6 mm. |
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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 10–30 heads, 10–30 cm, branches spreading; primary bract erect; heads 20–30-flowered, spheric, (10–)12–15 mm diam. |
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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 green to reddish, lance-subulate, 4–5 mm, apex acuminate; stamens 3, anthers 1/3–1/2 filament length. |
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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, 1-locular, subulate, 4–5,5 mm, tapering to subulate tip, valves separating or not at dehiscence; fertile throughout or only proximal to middle.. |
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Seeds | obovoid, 0.3–0.4 mm, not tailed. |
broadly ellipsoid, 0.5–0.6 mm, not tailed; body clear yellow-brown. |
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2n | = 40. |
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Juncus dubius |
Juncus validus |
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Phenology | Fruiting early summer–late fall. | |||||
Habitat | Montane meadows, riverbeds, canyons, aroyos | |||||
Elevation | 100–1600 m (300–5200 ft) | |||||
Distribution |
CA
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AL; AR; FL; GA; KS; LA; MO; MS; NC; OK; SC; TN; TX; VA
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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.) |
Varieties 2 (2 in the flora). (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
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Key |
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Source | FNA vol. 22. | FNA vol. 22. | ||||
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Synonyms | J. rugulosus | J. crassifolius | ||||
Name authority | Engelmann | Coville: Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 22:305. (1895) | ||||
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