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Juncus textilis

Juncus trigonocarpus

basket rush, mat or basket rush

redpod rush
Habit Herbs, perennial, 10–20 dm. Herbs, perennial, cespitose, 5–10 dm.
Rhizomes

long- creeping.

Culms

erect, 2–5 mm diam.

erect, 2–5 mm diam., smooth.
Cataphylls

several.

1–2, straw-colored, apex rounded.
Leaves

blade absent.

basal 0–1, cauline 2–3;

auricles 0.2–0.4 mm, apex obtuse, leathery;

blade terete, 2.5–22 cm × 1.3–4 mm, smooth.
Inflorescences

lateral, many flowered, loose;

primary bract barely exceeding to many times longer than inflorescence.

panicles of 30–100 heads, 3–9 cm, stiffly erect or ascending branches;

primary bract erect;

heads 2–8-flowered, obconic, 4–8 mm diam.
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 green to reddish brown, lanceolate;

outer tepals 2.5–2.8 mm, acuminate;

inner tepals 2.8–3.5 mm, acute;

stamens 3–6, anthers 1/2 filament length.
Capsules

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

exserted, chestnut brown, 3-locular, ovoid-pyramidal, 4–5 mm, apex acuminate, valves separating at dehiscence..
Seeds

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

fusiform, 1.8–2.6 mm, tailed;

body covered with whitish.
Translucent

veil.

Juncus textilis

Juncus trigonocarpus
Phenology Flowering and fruiting summer. Fruiting early fall–early winter (fruit often persisting until spring).
Habitat Moist or wet exposed areas Wet pinewoods, pine barrens, bogs, hammocks, roadsides, and seepy areas
Elevation 100–1800 m (300–5900 ft) 0–200 m (0–700 ft)
Distribution
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CA
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AL; FL; GA; LA; MS; NC; SC; TX
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Source FNA vol. 22. FNA vol. 22.
Parent taxa Juncaceae > Juncus > subg. Genuini Juncaceae > Juncus > subg. Septati
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. 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. uncialis, J. validus, J. vaseyi, J. xiphioides
Synonyms J. lesueurii var. elatus J. caudatus
Name authority Buchenau: Abhandlungen herausgegeben vom naturwissenschaftlichen Vereine zu Bremen 17: 336. (1903) Steudel: Syn. Pl. Glumac. 2: 308. (1855)
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