Flora of North America species comparison

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Juncus textilis

Juncus maritimus

basket rush, mat or basket rush

sea rush, seaside rush
Habit Herbs, perennial, 10–20 dm. Herbs, perennial, 5–10 dm.
Rhizomes

long- creeping.

thick.
Culms

erect, 2–5 mm diam.

closely set along rhizomes, 2–3.5 mm diam.
Cataphylls

several.

3–5.
Leaves

blade absent.

basal, 2–4;

auricles absent;

blade terete, 40–60 cm × 1–2 mm.
Inflorescences

lateral, many flowered, loose;

primary bract barely exceeding to many times longer than inflorescence.

glomerules, to 100, each with 2–4 flowers, congested to open, 5–19 × 2–5 cm;

primary bracts somewhat inflated, usually surpassing inflorescence.
Flowers

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.

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.
Capsules

dark brown, 3-locular, oblate to narrowly ovoid, 3–4 mm, nearly equal to perianth.

straw-colored, 3-locular, ovoid to ellipsoid, 2.5–3.5 × 1.2– × 1.5 mm, nearly equal to slightly exceeding perianth.
Seeds

dark amber, oblate to ellipsoid, 0.5–0.8 mm.

brown, ellipsoid, body 0.6–0.7 mm, tails 0.5–1.2 mm.
2n

= 40, 48.

Juncus textilis

Juncus maritimus
Phenology Flowering and fruiting summer. Flowering and fruiting summer.
Habitat Moist or wet exposed areas Coastal salt marshes, saline meadows, and sand dunes
Elevation 100–1800 m (300–5900 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
CA
[WildflowerSearch map]
[BONAP county map]
from FNA
NY; Europe; Asia; Africa [Introduced in North America]
[BONAP county map]
Discussion

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.)
Source FNA vol. 22. FNA vol. 22.
Parent taxa Juncaceae > Juncus > subg. Genuini Juncaceae > Juncus > subg. Juncus
Sibling taxa
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. 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. 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
Synonyms J. lesueurii var. elatus
Name authority Buchenau: Abhandlungen herausgegeben vom naturwissenschaftlichen Vereine zu Bremen 17: 336. (1903) Lamarck: in J. Lamarck et al., Encycl. 3: 264. (1789)
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