Juncus militaris |
Juncus bolanderi |
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bayonet rush, jointed bog rush |
Bolander's rush |
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Habit | Herbs, perennial, rhizomatous, 3–15 dm. | Herbs, perennial, not cespitose, rhizomatous, 2.5–8.5 dm. |
Rhizomes | 3–4 diam., nodes not swollen, smooth. (often developing filiform leaves in running water). |
2–3 mm, tuberous. |
Culms | erect, terete to compressed, 5–12 mm diam. |
erect, terete, 1–3 mm diam., smooth. |
Cataphylls | 1–3, straw-colored to pink, apex acute. |
1–2, straw-colored, apex acute. |
Leaves | basal 0, cauline 2, long capillary leaves often found in fascicles on rhizomes; auricles 0.3–0.5 mm, apex rounded, scarious; blade terete, 50–70(–100) cm × 2–5 mm, those of proximal leaves usually overtopping inflorescences, distal leaves usually inflated bladeless sheaths, occasionally absent or withll well-developed blades. |
basal 0–1, cauline 2–3, auricles 2–3 mm, apex acute, membranaceous; blade green to straw-colored, terete, 7–28 cm × 1–2 mm. |
Inflorescences | terminal panicles of 20–100 heads, 4–15 cm, branches erect to ascending; primary bract erect; heads (3–)5–13(–25)-flowered, hemispheric to turbinate, 6–8 mm diam. |
terminal racemes of 1–8 heads or single head, 1–13 cm, branches ascending to spreading; primary bract erect; heads 40–70-flowered, spheric, 7–11 mm diam. |
Flowers | tepals straw-colored or reddish, lanceolate, 2.3–3.2(–4) mm, nearly equal, apex acuminate to awned; stamens 6, anthers 1.5–2 times filament length. |
tepals dark reddish brown to light brown, lance-subulate, (2.6–)3–3.5(–4) mm, apex acuminate; stamens 3, anthers 1/4 filament length. |
Capsules | straw-colored, 1-locular, ovoid, 2.3–3.3 mm, equaling perianth, tapering to subulate tip, valves separating at dehiscence. |
equaling perianth or slightly included, chestnut brown, 1-locular, ellipsoid to oblong, 3–3.5 mm, apex acuminate, valves separating at dehiscence, fertile throughout or only proximal to middle. |
Seeds | obovoid, 0.5–0.6 mm, not tailed; body clear yellow-brown. |
oblong, 0.4–0.5 mm, not tailed; body clear yellow-brown. |
Juncus militaris |
Juncus bolanderi |
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Phenology | Fruiting late summer–fall. | Fruiting late spring–summer. |
Habitat | Mucky bottoms of shallow lakes and rivers, wet shores | Swamps, marshes, stream banks, beaches, roadside meadows, and other moist or wet areas |
Elevation | 0–500 m (0–1600 ft) | 0–1000 m. (0–3300 ft.) |
Distribution |
CT; DE; IN; MA; MD; ME; MI; NH; NJ; NY; PA; RI; VT; NB; NF; NS; ON; PE; SPM
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CA; ID; OR; WA; BC; nw Mexico
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Discussion | The proximal culm leaf of Juncus militaris usually has a single well-developed leaf blade that overtops the inflorescence; and the distal leaf usually is an inflated bladeless sheath above it. An Alabama report, based on a single specimen collected by Drummond (not seen), at GH and MO, was discounted by Coville (and here). Coville believed the location and possibly the collector were wrongly attributed to this collection (see letter from Coville to Small at NY). (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
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Source | FNA vol. 22. | FNA vol. 22. |
Parent taxa | Juncaceae > Juncus > subg. Septati | Juncaceae > Juncus > subg. Septati |
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Synonyms | J. bolanderi var. riparius | |
Name authority | Bigelow: Flora Bostoniensis, 2nd Ed. 139. (1824) | Engelmann |
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