Juncus uncialis |
Juncus bufonius |
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inch high dwarf rush, inch-high rush, twelfth rush |
common toad rush, toad rush |
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Habit | Herbs, annual, cespitose, 0.8–3.5 cm. | Herbs, annual, cespitose, 0.5–4 dm. |
Culms | to 70, more than 0.2 mm diam.. |
1–many, occasionally becoming decumbent. |
Cataphylls | 0–2. |
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Leaves | to 2.2 cm, 1/2–3/4 height of plant. |
basal and cauline; auricles rudimentary or absent; blade flat, 3–13 cm × 0.3–1.1 mm. |
Inflorescences | terminal solitary flowers; bracts subtending inflorescence 1, widely truncate, enwrapping culm, inconspicuous, 0.25–0.9 mm, membranous, apex widely truncate, completely sheathing culm.. |
loose and diffuse or less often compact, usually at least ½1/2 total height of plant; primary bract shorter than inflorescence. |
Flowers | 3-merous, : tepals erect to recurved at maturity, greenish or tinged red, 2–4 × 0.6–0.9 mm; outer and inner series nearly equal, apex acutish; stamens usually 3, filaments 0.9–1.6 mm, anthers 0.3–0.4 mm, 1/3 length of filaments; style 0.1–0.3 mm, stigma 0.4–1.3 mm. |
bracteoles 2; tepals greenish, lanceolate, 3.8–7(–8.5) mm; inner series slightly shorter, apex sometimes obtuse; stamens 3–6, filaments (0.7–)1–1.8 mm, anthers 0.3–0.8 mm; style 0.1–0.2 mm. |
Capsules | reddish to maroon, 3-locular, ovoid to ellipsoid, 1.8–3.2 × 1–2.5 mm, nearly equal or shorter than the tepals. |
tan to reddish brown, 3-locular, ellipsoid to narrowly so, slightly truncate, 2.7–4 × 1–1.5 mm, sometimes exceeding inner tepals but usually not outer series. |
Seeds | ovoid, 0.3–0.4 mm. |
yellowish, widely ellipsoid to ovoid, 0.26–0.49, not tailed. |
n | = 16. |
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2n | = 27–37, 58–81, 108–115. |
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Juncus uncialis |
Juncus bufonius |
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Phenology | Flowering and fruiting spring–early summer. | Flowering and fruiting spring–early fall. |
Habitat | Margins of vernal pools and ponds | Moist soils in meadows, along lakeshores or stream banks, ditches, or roadsides, especially frequent in drawdown areas, usually in open sites and often becoming weedy |
Elevation | 0–1700 m (0–5600 ft) | |
Distribution |
CA; NV; OR
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AK; AL; AR; AZ; CA; CO; CT; DC; DE; FL; GA; IA; ID; IL; IN; KS; KY; LA; MA; MD; ME; MI; MN; MO; MS; MT; NC; ND; NE; NH; NJ; NM; NV; NY; OH; OK; OR; PA; RI; SC; SD; TN; TX; UT; VA; VT; WA; WI; WV; WY; AB; BC; MB; NB; NL; NS; NT; ON; PE; QC; SK; YT; Greenland; nearly worldwide
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Discussion | Nearly worldwide, Juncus bufonius is found essentially throughout North America except north of the Alaskan and Canadian tTaiga. Juncus bufonius is a highly polymorphic complex that is poorly understood systematically. Insufficient evidence exists upon which to base the segregation of the plethora of taxa that have been recognized out of this group in the past. (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. Graminifolii | Juncaceae > Juncus > subg. Poiophylli |
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Synonyms | J. bufonius var. congestus, J. bufonius var. halophilus, J. bufonius var. hybridus, J. bufonius var. occidentalis, J. bufonius var. ranarius, J. congestus, J. ranarius | |
Name authority | Greene: Pittonia 2: 105. (1890) | Linnaeus: Sp. Pl. 1: 328. (1753) |
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