Juncus ensifolius var. montanus
in C. L. Hitchcock et al.,Vascular Plants of the Pacific Northwest 1: 195. 1969.
Illustrated
Basionym: Juncus xiphioides var. montanus Engelmann Trans. Acad. Sci. St. Louis 2: 481. 1868 Juncus xiphioides var. montanus Engelmann J. xiphioides var. triandrus Engelmann
Synonyms: Juncus brunnescenns Rydberg Juncus ensifolius var. brunnescens (Rydberg) Cronquist Juncus parous Rydberg Juncus saximontanus R. F. Martin Juncus tracyi Juncus utahensis
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 22.
Leaves 2–25 cdm × 1.5–4 mm. Inflorescences 3–20 heads; heads obovoid to globose. Flowers: outer tepals 2.7–3.6 mm; inner tepals 2.7–3 mm; stamens 6. Capsules slightly exserted, ellipsoid, 2.4–4.3 mm. Seeds 0.4–1 mm, tailed or more often not tailed.
Phenology: Fruiting early summer–fall.
Habitat: Wet meadows, bogs, springy woods, stream and lake shores
Elevation: 400–3000 m
Distribution
Alta., B.C., Ariz., Calif., Colo., Idaho, Mont., Nev., N.Mex., Oreg., S.Dak., Tex., Utah, Wash., Wyo., Mexico (s to Puebla), Mexico (Veracruz)
Discussion
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 +
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leaflike +
more2;1 +
proximal +
absent +
monochasial +
septicidal +
exserted +
ellipsoid +
straw-colored +
absent +
straw-colored +
2-edged +
2mm;6mm +
erect +
flattened +
earlike +
symmetric +
single +
bisexual +
headlike +
loculicidal +
3-70-flowered +
2;50 +
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hairy +
involute +
superior +
green;brown or purplish black +
persistent +
basal +
in C. L. Hitchcock et al.,Vascular Plants of the Pacific Northwest +
1969 +
many +
tailed;tailed +
green;brown or purplish black +
persistent +
open +
overlapping +
fused +
Illustrated +
generally longer +
translucent +
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