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foothill rush

Howell's rush

Habit Herbs, perennial, cespitose, to 8 dm. Herbs, perennial, 2–6 dm.
Rhizomes

densely branching.

long creeping.

Culms

erect, slightly compressed, never rooting at nodes.

Cataphylls

1–2.

Leaves

basal, 2–5;

auricles 0.4–1.1(–2) mm, scarious;

blade flat, 9–25 cm × 0.8–1.5(–2.4) mm, margins entire wide, becoming involute under xeric conditions.

basal 2–4, cauline 2–3;

auricles 1–3 mm, apex rounded to acutish, membranous;

blade flat, 10–30 cdm × 2–4 mm, reduced distally, margins occasionally papillose.

Inflorescences

10–150-flowered, usually congested, 1.5–8 cm;

primary bract usually longer than inflorescence.

glomerules, usually 3–9, each with 3–8(–10) flowers, open, 2–9 cm;

primary bract much shorter than inflorescence.

Flowers

bracteoles 2;

tepals green to tannish, lanceolate, 3.5–5.7 mm;

outer and inner series nearly equal, in fruit apex appressed to capsule;

stamens 6, filaments 0.6–1.1 mm, anthers 0.56–0.91 mm;

style 0.2 mm.

tepals yellow-brown with green midstripe, lanceolate, 5–6.5 mm, margins clear;

outer and inner series nearly equal, adaxially papillose;

stamens 6, filaments 0.5–1 mm, anthers 1.8–2.6 mm;

style 0.6 mm.

Capsules

dark tan to reddish brown, 3-locular, ellipsoid to narrowly so, 2.6–4.7 × 1.3–2 mm, barely shorter than tepals.

tan, 3-locular, obovoid, 3–5 mm, shorter than perianth.

Seeds

tan, ellipsoid to lunate, (0.32–)0.45–0.52(–0.65) mm, not tailed.

ovoid, body 0.5–0.7 mm, tails 0.2–0.4 mm.

2n

= ca. 80.

Juncus brachyphyllus

Juncus howellii

Phenology Flowering and fruiting late spring–early summer. Flowering and fruiting summer.
Habitat Exposed moist or wet soils associated with depressions in temporal wetlands, along stream banks or lake shores especially in sandy soils Moist ground in mountain meadows
Elevation 900–1650 m (3000–5400 ft) 850–2500 m (2800–8200 ft)
Distribution
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AR; CA; ID; KS; LA; MO; MT; NE; OK; OR; WA; Texas
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CA; ID; OR; WA
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Source FNA vol. 22. FNA vol. 22.
Parent taxa Juncaceae > Juncus > subg. Poiophylli Juncaceae > Juncus > subg. Graminifolii
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. 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. 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
Synonyms J. kansanus
Name authority Wiegand: Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 27: 519. (1900) F. J. Hermann: Leaflets of Western Botany 5: 182. (1949)
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