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basket rush, mat or basket rush

Vasey rush, Vasey's rush

Habit Herbs, perennial, 10–20 dm. Herbs, perennial, tufted, 2–7 dm.
Rhizomes

long- creeping.

densely branching.

Culms

erect, 2–5 mm diam.

1–15(–25).

Cataphylls

several.

1–2(–3).

Leaves

blade absent.

basal, (1–)2–3;

auricles 0.2–0.4(–0.6) mm, scarious, rarely ± leathery;

blade green, nearly terete, 10–30 cm × 0.5–1 mm, margins entire.

Inflorescences

lateral, many flowered, loose;

primary bract barely exceeding to many times longer than inflorescence.

terminal, 5–15(–30)-flowered, congested or not, 1–5 cm;

primary bract usually much shorter than 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.

bracteoles 2;

tepals greenish to tan, lanceolate or widely so, 3.3–4.4 mm;

outer and inner series nearly equal, apex acuminate;

stamens 6, filaments 0.5–0.9 mm, anthers 0.4–0.8 mm;

style 0.1–0.2 mm.

Capsules

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

golden tan or light brown, 3-locular, ellipsoid, (3.3–)3.8–4.7 × (1.1–)1.3–1.7 mm.

Seeds

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

tan, ellipsoid to lunate, body (0.52–)5.5–0.65(–0.7) mm, tails 0.2–0.5 mm.

2n

= ca. 80.

Juncus textilis

Juncus vaseyi

Phenology Flowering and fruiting summer. Flowering and fruiting summer–early fall.
Habitat Moist or wet exposed areas Permanently moist, usually exposed areas including wet meadows, raised sites or margins of bogs, or depressions along sandy lakeshores
Elevation 100–1800 m (300–5900 ft) 200–1500 m (700–4900 ft)
Distribution
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CA
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CO; IA; ID; IL; ME; MI; MN; MT; ND; NY; SD; VT; WI; WY; AB; BC; LB; MB; NB; NS; NT; ON; QC; SK
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Source FNA vol. 22. FNA vol. 22.
Parent taxa Juncaceae > Juncus > subg. Genuini Juncaceae > Juncus > subg. Poiophylli
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. trigonocarpus, J. uncialis, J. validus, J. xiphioides
Synonyms J. lesueurii var. elatus J. greenei var. vaseyi
Name authority Buchenau: Abhandlungen herausgegeben vom naturwissenschaftlichen Vereine zu Bremen 17: 336. (1903) Engelmann
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