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falcate rush, sickle-leaf rush
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sea rush, seaside rush
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| Herbs, perennial, rhizomatous, 0.5–3 dm. |
Herbs, perennial, 5–10 dm. |
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thick. |
erect, slightly compressed. |
closely set along rhizomes, 2–3.5 mm diam. |
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3–5. |
basal 2–4, cauline 1–3; auricles absent or rudimentary; blade flat, 4–15 cm × 1.5–3 mm. |
basal, 2–4; auricles absent; blade terete, 40–60 cm × 1–2 mm. |
glomerules, (1–)2–5, each with 2–15 flowers, open or aggregate; primary bract usually exceeding inflorescence. |
glomerules, to 100, each with 2–4 flowers, congested to open, 5–19 × 2–5 cm; primary bracts somewhat inflated, usually surpassing inflorescence. |
tepals brown, ovate-lanceolate, 4.5–6 mm, margins scarious, minutely papillate; inner series slightly shorter. |
tepals straw-colored; outer series 2.8–2.9 mm, apex acute; inner series elliptic, 2.3–2.5 mm, apex obtuse; stamens 6, 1.4–1.9 mm, anthers 2 times length of filaments; style 1–1.2 mm. |
brown, 3-locular, obovoid, 3–5 mm, shorter than perianth. |
straw-colored, 3-locular, ovoid to ellipsoid, 2.5–3.5 × 1.2– × 1.5 mm, nearly equal to slightly exceeding perianth. |
ovoid to pyriform, 0.7 mm, not tailed. |
brown, ellipsoid, body 0.6–0.7 mm, tails 0.5–1.2 mm. |
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= 40, 48. |
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Flowering and fruiting summer. |
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Coastal salt marshes, saline meadows, and sand dunes |
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AK; CA; OR; WA; BC; Pacific Islands
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NY; Europe; Asia; Africa [Introduced in North America] |
Varieties 2 (2 in the flora). (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
It is believed that this species has not been collected in North America since the late 1800s, when it was known to occur on Long Island, New York. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
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| FNA vol. 22. |
FNA vol. 22. |
| Juncaceae > Juncus > subg. Graminifolii |
Juncaceae > Juncus > subg. Juncus |
J. acuminatus, J. acutiflorus, J. acutus, J. alpinoarticulatus, J. anthelatus, J. arcticus, J. articulatus, J. biglumis, J. bolanderi, J. brachycarpus, J. brachycephalus, J. brachyphyllus, J. brevicaudatus, J. bryoides, J. bufonius, J. bulbosus, J. caesariensis, J. canadensis, J. capillaris, J. capitatus, J. castaneus, J. chlorocephalus, J. compressus, J. confusus, J. cooperi, J. coriaceus, J. covillei, J. debilis, J. dichotomus, J. diffusissimus, J. drummondii, J. dubius, J. dudleyi, J. effusus, J. elliottii, J. ensifolius, J. filiformis, J. filipendulus, J. georgianus, J. gerardii, J. greenei, J. gymnocarpus, J. hallii, J. hemiendytus, J. howellii, J. inflexus, J. interior, J. kelloggii, J. leiospermus, J. lesueurii, J. longistylis, J. luciensis, J. macrandrus, J. macrophyllus, J. marginatus, J. maritimus, J. megacephalus, J. mertensianus, J. militaris, J. nevadensis, J. nodatus, J. nodosus, J. occidentalis, J. orthophyllus, J. oxymeris, J. parryi, J. patens, J. pelocarpus, J. pervetus, J. phaeocephalus, J. polycephalus, J. regelii, J. repens, J. roemerianus, J. scirpoides, J. secundus, J. squarrosus, J. stygius, J. subcaudatus, J. subtilis, J. supiniformis, J. tenuis, J. texanus, J. textilis, J. tiehmii, J. torreyi, J. trifidus, J. triformis, J. triglumis, J. trigonocarpus, J. uncialis, J. validus, J. vaseyi, J. xiphioides |
J. acuminatus, J. acutiflorus, J. acutus, J. alpinoarticulatus, J. anthelatus, J. arcticus, J. articulatus, J. biglumis, J. bolanderi, J. brachycarpus, J. brachycephalus, J. brachyphyllus, J. brevicaudatus, J. bryoides, J. bufonius, J. bulbosus, J. caesariensis, J. canadensis, J. capillaris, J. capitatus, J. castaneus, J. chlorocephalus, J. compressus, J. confusus, J. cooperi, J. coriaceus, J. covillei, J. debilis, J. dichotomus, J. diffusissimus, J. drummondii, J. dubius, J. dudleyi, J. effusus, J. elliottii, J. ensifolius, J. falcatus, J. filiformis, J. filipendulus, J. georgianus, J. gerardii, J. greenei, J. gymnocarpus, J. hallii, J. hemiendytus, J. howellii, J. inflexus, J. interior, J. kelloggii, J. leiospermus, J. lesueurii, J. longistylis, J. luciensis, J. macrandrus, J. macrophyllus, J. marginatus, J. megacephalus, J. mertensianus, J. militaris, J. nevadensis, J. nodatus, J. nodosus, J. occidentalis, J. orthophyllus, J. oxymeris, J. parryi, J. patens, J. pelocarpus, J. pervetus, J. phaeocephalus, J. polycephalus, J. regelii, J. repens, J. roemerianus, J. scirpoides, J. secundus, J. squarrosus, J. stygius, J. subcaudatus, J. subtilis, J. supiniformis, J. tenuis, J. texanus, J. textilis, J. tiehmii, J. torreyi, J. trifidus, J. triformis, J. triglumis, J. trigonocarpus, J. uncialis, J. validus, J. vaseyi, J. xiphioides |
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| E. Meyer: Syn. Luzul. 34. (1823) |
Lamarck: in J. Lamarck et al., Encycl. 3: 264. (1789) |
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