Juncus uncialis |
Juncus drummondii |
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inch high dwarf rush, inch-high rush, twelfth rush |
Drummond rush, Drummond's rush, three-flower rush |
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Habit | Herbs, annual, cespitose, 0.8–3.5 cm. | Herbs, perennial, strongly tufted, to 4 dm. |
Rhizomes | densely short-branched. |
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Culms | to 70, more than 0.2 mm diam.. |
terete. |
Cataphylls | several. |
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Leaves | to 2.2 cm, 1/2–3/4 height of plant. |
blade absent or rarely present, to 1 cm. |
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.. |
2–5-flowered, loosely compact; primary bract usually longer 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. |
pedicellate; tepals brown to chestnut brown with green midstripe, lanceolate or widely so, (4–)5–8 mm, margins clear; inner series loosely subtending capsule at maturity, shorter; stamens 6, filaments 0.7–1 mm, anthers 1.1–1.6 mm; style 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. |
brown to chestnut brown, 3-locular, oblate, 4.5–7(–8) × 1.8–2.2 mm, nearly equal to or exceeding perianth. |
Seeds | ovoid, 0.3–0.4 mm. |
amber, body oblate, 0.5–0.6 mm. |
n | = 16. |
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Juncus uncialis |
Juncus drummondii |
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Phenology | Flowering and fruiting spring–early summer. | Flowering and fruiting summer. |
Habitat | Margins of vernal pools and ponds | Exposed slopes, stream banks, and meadows in montane and alpine areas |
Elevation | 0–1700 m (0–5600 ft) | 1600–4000 m (5200–13100 ft) |
Distribution |
CA; NV; OR
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AK; AZ; CA; CO; ID; MT; NM; NV; OR; UT; WA; WY; AB; BC; NT; YT
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Discussion | Plants with capsules distinctly longer than the perianth have been referred to as Juncus drummondii var. subtriflorus. Those plants frequently occur sympatrically with J. drummondii (strict sense) through most of its range, leaving considerable doubt as to the value of recognizing such variation. (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. Genuini |
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Synonyms | J. compressus var. subtriflorus, J. drummondii var. longifructus, J. drummondii var. subtriflorus, J. subtriflorus, J. pauperculus | |
Name authority | Greene: Pittonia 2: 105. (1890) | E. Meyer: in C. F. von Ledebour, Flora Rossica 4: 235. (1853) |
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