Juncus subtilis

E. Meyer

Syn. Luzul. 31. 1823.

Common names: Creeping rush jonc délié
Endemic
Synonyms: Juncus uliginosus var. subtilis (E. Meyer) Hooker Juncus pelocarpus var. subtilis (E. Meyer) Engelmann Juncus pelocarpus var. fluitans (Michaux) Buchenau
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 22. Treatment on page 245. Mentioned on page 246.

Herbs, perennial, emergent, rhizomatous (forming mats to 5 dm), 0.5–1 dm. Rhizomes 1 mm diam., nodes not swollen. Culms repent, floating or submersed, usually profusely branched, terete, 0.5–1 mm diam. Cataphylls absent. Leaves: basal 1–5, cauline 1–4, small fascicles of short capillary leaves often on rhizomes and stems; auricles 0.1–0.8 mm, apex acute, membranaceous; blade terete, 1.6–3 cm × 0.1–0.3 mm. Inflorescences cymes, flowers 1–3 at 1–2 nodes, 1–4 cm, branches spreading to erect. Flowers: tepals reddish, oblong; outer tepals 1.8–2.8 mm, obtuse; inner tepals 2.2–4.4 mm, obtuse; stamens 6, anthers 3/4 to equal filament length. Capsules exserted, chestnut-brown, 1-locular, ovoid to narrowly ovoid, 2.4–5 mm, apex acute proximal to beak, valves separating at dehiscence. Seeds ovoid, 0.3–0.5 mm, not tailed; body clear yellowbrown. 2n = 40.


Phenology: Fruiting late summer–early fall.
Habitat: Muddy, sandy or gravelly shores, fens in decomposed peat, fine muds rich in humus, and submersed in brackish pools
Elevation: 0–200 m

Distribution

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Greenland, N.B., Nfld. and Labr., Ont., Que., Maine.

Discussion

Flowers are rarely replaced by bulbils. Most Greenland collections are sterile.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"/4" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property.

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persistent +
membranaceous +
0.01 cm0.1 mm <br />1.0e-4 m <br /> (0.08 cm0.8 mm <br />8.0e-4 m <br />) +
Ralph E. Brooks* +  and Steven E. Clemants* +
E. Meyer +
1.6 cm16 mm <br />0.016 m <br /> (3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br />) +
0.01 cm0.1 mm <br />1.0e-4 m <br /> (0.03 cm0.3 mm <br />3.0e-4 m <br />) +
clear yellowbrown +
ascending +  and erect +
terete +, involute +  and flat +
spreading;erect +
chestnut-brown +
ovoid;narrowly ovoid +
0.24 cm2.4 mm <br />0.0024 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
Creeping rush +  and jonc délié +
0.5mm;1mm +
submersed +  and floating +
Greenland +, N.B. +, Nfld. and Labr. +, Ont. +, Que. +  and Maine. +
0–200 m +
arranged +  and cluster +
headlike +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br />) +
Muddy, sandy or gravelly shores, fens in decomposed peat, fine muds rich in humus, and submersed in brackish pools +
multiflowered +
2-to-many +
pseudoaxillary +  and terminal +
0.22 cm2.2 mm <br />0.0022 m <br /> (0.44 cm4.4 mm <br />0.0044 m <br />) +
cauline +  and basal +
capillary +
3 +  and 1 +
not swollen +
0.18 cm1.8 mm <br />0.0018 m <br /> (0.28 cm2.8 mm <br />0.0028 m <br />) +
green;brown or purplish black +
persistent +
Fruiting late summer–early fall. +
parietal +  and axile +
Syn. Luzul. +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (?) +
not tailed;ovoid +
0.03 cm0.3 mm <br />3.0e-4 m <br /> (0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br />) +
green;brown or purplish black +
persistent +
generally longer +
Juncus uliginosus var. subtilis +, Juncus pelocarpus var. subtilis +  and Juncus pelocarpus var. fluitans +
Juncus subtilis +
Juncus subg. Septati +
species +