Juncus dichotomus

Elliott

1: 406. 1817.

Synonyms: Juncus dichotomus var. platyphyllus Wiegand Juncus tenuis var. dichotomus (Elliott) A. W. Wood Juncus tenuis var. platyphyllus (Wiegand) Cory Juncus platyphyllus
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 22.

Herbs, perennial, to 10 dm. Rhizomes densely branched to short creeping. Cataphylls 1–3. Leaves basal, (1-) 2-3; auricles 0.2-0.5 (-0.6) mm, scarious to leathery; blade nearly terete, channeled or flat, 10-25 (-40) cm × (0.5-) 0.7-1 (-1.2) mm, margins entire. Inflorescences terminal, (5–) 10–85 (–100) -flowered, congested to somewhat loose, (1-) 2.5-10 (-13) cm; primary bract usually exceeding inflorescence. Flowers: bracteoles 2; tepals green, lanceolate, (3-) 3.3-4.5 (-5.5) mm; outer and inner series nearly equal; stamens 6, filaments 0.6–1.2 mm, anthers 0.4-0.8 (-1) mm; style 0.2 mm. Capsules tan to brown, 1-locular to pseudo-3-locular, ellipsoid to widely so, (2.5-)2.8-3.5(-4.5) × 1x 1.6-2.2 mm Seeds brownish to amber, ellipsoid to lunate, 0.3-0.4 mm, not tailed. 2n = ca. 80.


Phenology: Flowering and fruiting late spring–summer.
Habitat: Ditches, shores, clearings, and other typically open areas, usually in sandy, well-drained (but frequently wet) soil

Distribution

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Ala., Ark., Colo., Conn., Del., D.C., Fla., Ga., Ky., La., Md., Mass., Miss., N.J., N.Y., N.C., Ohio, Pa., R.I., S.C., Tenn., Tex.as, Va., W.Va., Mexico, Central America, South America

Discussion

Selected References

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Lower Taxa

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0.08 cm0.8 mm <br />8.0e-4 m <br /> (0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br />) +
persistent +
0.04 cm0.4 mm <br />4.0e-4 m <br /> (0.08 cm0.8 mm <br />8.0e-4 m <br />) +
0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br /> (0.06 cm0.6 mm <br />6.0e-4 m <br />) +
0.02 cm0.2 mm <br />2.0e-4 m <br /> (0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br />) +
scarious +  and leathery +
Ralph E. Brooks* +  and Steven E. Clemants* +
Elliott +
25 cm250 mm <br />0.25 m <br /> (40 cm400 mm <br />0.4 m <br />) +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.12 cm1.2 mm <br />0.0012 m <br />) +
10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br /> (25 cm250 mm <br />0.25 m <br />) +
flat;channeled;terete +
0.07 cm0.7 mm <br />7.0e-4 m <br /> (0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br />) +
ascending +  and erect +
terete +, involute +  and flat +
flattened +  and round +
Ala. +, Ark. +, Colo. +, Conn. +, Del. +, D.C. +, Fla. +, Ga. +, Ky. +, La. +, Md. +, Mass. +, Miss. +, N.J. +, N.Y. +, N.C. +, Ohio +, Pa. +, R.I. +, S.C. +, Tenn. +, Tex.as +, Va. +, W.Va. +, Mexico +, Central America +  and South America +
0.06 cm0.6 mm <br />6.0e-4 m <br /> (0.12 cm1.2 mm <br />0.0012 m <br />) +
arranged +  and cluster +
headlike +
Ditches, shores, clearings, and other typically open areas, usually in sandy, well-drained (but frequently wet) soil +
congested to somewhat +  and (5-)10-85(-100)-flowered +
10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br /> (13 cm130 mm <br />0.13 m <br />) +
pseudoaxillary +  and terminal +
2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br /> (10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br />) +
3 +  and 1 +
green;brown or purplish black +
persistent +
Flowering and fruiting late spring–summer. +
parietal +  and axile +
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not tailed;ellipsoid;lunate +
0.03 cm0.3 mm <br />3.0e-4 m <br /> (0.04 cm0.4 mm <br />4.0e-4 m <br />) +
green;brown or purplish black +
persistent +
generally longer +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (?) +
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Juncus dichotomus +
Juncus subg. Poiophylli +
species +
0.45 cm4.5 mm <br />0.0045 m <br /> (0.55 cm5.5 mm <br />0.0055 m <br />) +
lanceolate +
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