Juncus ensifolius var. ensifolius
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 22.
Leaves 2–15 dm ×x 3–6 mm. Inflorescences 1–5 (–11) heads; heads usually globose. Flowers: outer tepals 2.7–3.6 (–4) mm; inner tepals 2.2–3 (–3.5) mm; stamens 3. Capsules included to slightly exserted, oblong-ovoid to ellipsoid, 2.4–3.5 mm. Seeds 0.4–0.6, not tailed. 2n = 40.
Phenology: Fruiting summer.
Habitat: Wet meadows, marshy areas, wet granite areas, shores, banks and ditches, often montane
Elevation: 400–3000 m
Distribution
Alta., B.C., Ont., Que., Sask., Alaska, Calif., Colo., Idaho, Mont., Nev., N.Y., Oreg., S.Dak., Utah, Wash., Wis., Wyo., Mexico (s to Veracruz), Mexico (Puebla), Mexico (Guerrero), Europe, e Asia
Discussion
This species is probably introduced in Wisconsin and New York as well as in northern Europe.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
"/2" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property.
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persistent +
separating +
proximal +
white +
absent +
septate +
glabrous +
2;25 +
ensiform +
leaflike +
more2;1 +
proximal +
absent +
monochasial +
septicidal +
oblong-ovoid;ellipsoid +
straw-colored +
absent +
straw-colored +
2-edged +
2mm;6mm +
erect +
flattened +
earlike +
symmetric +
single +
bisexual +
headlike +
loculicidal +
3-70-flowered +
2;50 +
globose +
reduced +
equal +
hairy +
involute +
superior +
green;brown or purplish black +
persistent +
basal +
Kongl. Vetenskaps Academiens Handlingar +
1823 +
0.4;0.6 +
not tailed +
green;brown or purplish black +
persistent +
open +
overlapping +
fused +
Illustrated +
generally longer +
translucent +
reduced +
Juncus ensifolius var. ensifolius +
Juncus ensifolius +
variety +
lined +
reticulate +
lanceolate +
sympodial +
rhizomatous +
perennial +