Juncus georgianus
Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 22:44. 1895.
Herbs, short-lived perennial, cespitose, to 4 dm. Culms 3–40. Leaves basal, 2–3; auricles 0.2–0.3 mm, scarious to membranous; blade flat, 5–15 cm × 0.4–0.7 mm, margins entire. Inflorescences (3–) 8–30 (–45) -flowered, diffuse, 3–11 cm; primary bract rarely surpassing inflorescence. Flowers: bracteoles 2; tepals greenish to tan, lanceolate, (3.3–) 3.6–5.1 (–5.7) mm; outer and inner series nearly equal, apex acuminate; stamens 6, filaments 0.2–0.4 mm, anthers (0.8–) 1.2–1.5 (–1.7) mm; style 0.6–0.8 mm. Capsules tan, 3-locular, ellipsoid to narrowly so, 2.7–4 × 1.2–1.7 mm. Seeds tan, ellipsoid or widely so, 0.364–0.45 mm, not tailed. 2n = ca. 80.
Phenology: Flowering and fruiting spring.
Habitat: Exposed sites with thin, usually sandy soil over surfacing granite (flatrocks), the soil in these areas may be moist in the spring from seepage or for a short period after rainfalls
Elevation: 300–600 m
Distribution
Ala., Ga., N.C., S.C.
Discussion
Selected References
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Lower Taxa
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persistent +
acuminate +
white +
not septate +
glabrous +
channeled;terete +
involute +
leaflike +
more2;1 +
absent +
monochasial +
septicidal +
ellipsoid +
Georgia rush +
earlike +
symmetric +
single +
bisexual +
headlike +
loculicidal +
Exposed sites with thin, usually sandy soil over surfacing granite (flatrocks), the soil in these areas may be moist in the spring from seepage or for a short period after rainfalls +
singly +
1;many +
(3-)8-30(-45)-flowered +
reduced +
diffuse +
basal +
hairy +
involute +
superior +
green;brown or purplish black +
persistent +
basal +
Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club +
1895 +
tan +
many +
not tailed;widely;ellipsoid +
green;brown or purplish black +
persistent +
open +
overlapping +
fused +
Endemic +
terete +
generally longer +
translucent +
reduced +
Juncus georgianus +
Juncus subg. Poiophylli +
species +
lanceolate +
rhizomatous +
perennial +
rhizomatous +