Difference between revisions of "Juncus acuminatus"

Michaux

Flora Boreali-Americana 1: 192. 1803.

Common names: Sharp-fruited rush
Synonyms: Juncus acuminatus var. legitimus Engelmann Juncus pallescens A. W. Wood Juncus pondii
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Revision as of 19:57, 16 December 2019

Herbs, perennial, cespitose, not rhizomatous, 1.4–10 dm. Culms erect, terete, 1–3 mm diam., smooth. Cataphylls 1–2, gray, apex acute. Leaves: basal 1–2, cauline 1–2; auricles 1–1.5 mm, apex rounded, scarious; blade green, straw-colored, or pink, nearly terete, 1–40 cm. Inflorescences terminal panicles of 5–50 heads, 5–15 cm, branches ascending; primary bract erect; heads (2–)5–20(–50)-flowered, hemispheric (to spheric), 3–10 mm diam. Flowers: tepals light brown to greenish, lanceolate, 2.6–3.5(–3.9) mm, apex acuminate; stamens 3 (or 6), anthers 1/3 filament length. Capsules equaling perianth or slightly exserted, straw-colored, 1-locular, ellipsoid to narrowly ovoid, 2.8–3.5(–4) mm, apex acute, valves separating at dehiscence, fertile throughout or only proximal to middle. Seeds ellipsoid to oblong, 0.3–0.4 mm, not tailed; body clear yellow-brown. 2n = 40.


Phenology: Fruiting early summer–fall.
Habitat: Shores, swamps, ditches, springs, wet meadows, and rock outcrops
Elevation: 0–2200 m

Distribution

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B.C., N.S., Ont., Que., Ala., Ariz., Ark., Calif., Colo., Conn., Del., D.C., Fla., Ga., Idaho, Ill., Ind., Iowa, Kans., Ky., La., Maine, Md., Mass., Mich., Minn., Miss., Mo., Mont., Nebr., N.H., N.J., N.Mex., N.Y., N.C., Ohio., Okla., Oreg., Pa., R.I., S.C., Tenn., Tex., Vt., Va., Wash., W.Va., Wis., Mexico, Central America (Honduras).

Discussion

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
... more about "Juncus acuminatus"
Ralph E. Brooks* +  and Steven E. Clemants* +
Michaux +
Sharp-fruited rush +
B.C. +, N.S. +, Ont. +, Que. +, Ala. +, Ariz. +, Ark. +, Calif. +, Colo. +, Conn. +, Del. +, D.C. +, Fla. +, Ga. +, Idaho +, Ill. +, Ind. +, Iowa +, Kans. +, Ky. +, La. +, Maine +, Md. +, Mass. +, Mich. +, Minn. +, Miss. +, Mo. +, Mont. +, Nebr. +, N.H. +, N.J. +, N.Mex. +, N.Y. +, N.C. +, Ohio. +, Okla. +, Oreg. +, Pa. +, R.I. +, S.C. +, Tenn. +, Tex. +, Vt. +, Va. +, Wash. +, W.Va. +, Wis. +, Mexico +  and Central America (Honduras). +
0–2200 m +
Shores, swamps, ditches, springs, wet meadows, and rock outcrops +
Fruiting early summer–fall. +
Flora Boreali-Americana +
Juncus acuminatus var. legitimus +, Juncus pallescens +  and Juncus pondii +
Juncus acuminatus +
Juncus subg. Septati +
species +