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|accepted_name=Juncus falcatus
|accepted_authority=E. Meyer
|publications={{Treatment/Publication
|title=Syn. Luzul.
|place=34. 1823
|year=1823
}}
|basionyms=
|synonyms=
|hierarchy=Juncaceae;Juncus;Juncus subg. Graminifolii;Juncus falcatus
|hierarchy_nav=<div class="higher-taxa"><div class="higher-taxon"><small>family</small>[[Juncaceae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>genus</small>[[Juncus]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>subgenus</small>[[Juncus subg. Graminifolii]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>species</small>[[Juncus falcatus]]</div></div>
|volume=Volume 22
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--><span class="statement" id="st-d0_s0" data-properties="whole_organism duration;whole_organism architecture;whole_organism some measurement;whole_organism growth form"><b>Herbs,</b> perennial, rhizomatous, 0.5–3 dm.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s1" data-properties="culm orientation;culm shape"><b>Culms </b>erect, slightly compressed.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s2" data-properties="basal leaf quantity;cauline leaf quantity"><b>Leaves:</b> basal 2–4, cauline 1–3;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s3" data-properties="auricle presence;auricle prominence">auricles absent or rudimentary;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s4" data-properties="blade prominence or shape;blade length;blade width">blade flat, 4–15 cm × 1.5–3 mm.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s5" data-properties="inflorescences glomerule atypical quantity;inflorescences glomerule quantity;inflorescences glomerule architecture;inflorescences glomerule architecture;flower quantity"><b>Inflorescences </b>glomerules, (1–) 2–5, each with 2–15 flowers, open or aggregate;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s6" data-properties="">primary bract usually exceeding inflorescence.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s7" data-properties="tepal coloration;tepal shape;tepal some measurement;margin texture;margin relief"><b>Flowers:</b> tepals brown, ovatelanceolate, 4.5–6 mm, margins scarious, minutely papillate;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s8" data-properties="inner series height or length or size">inner series slightly shorter.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s9" data-properties="capsule coloration;capsule architecture or structure in adjective form;capsule shape;capsule some measurement;capsule height or length or size"><b>Capsules </b>brown, 3-locular, obovoid, 3–5 mm, shorter than perianth.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s10" data-properties="seed shape;seed some measurement;seed shape"><b>Seeds </b>ovoid to pyriform, 0.7 mm, not tailed.</span><!--

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|distribution=B.C.;Alaska;Calif.;Oreg.;Wash.;Pacific Islands
|discussion=<p>Varieties 2 (2 in the flora).</p>
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|references=
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==Key==
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|1
|Filaments much shorter than anthers
|[[Juncus falcatus var. falcatus|Juncus falcatus var. falcatus]]
|-id=key-0-1
|1
|Filaments ca. as long as anthers
|[[Juncus falcatus var. sitchensis|Juncus falcatus var. sitchensis]]
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-->{{#Taxon:
name=Juncus falcatus
|authority=E. Meyer
|rank=species
|parent rank=subgenus
|synonyms=
|basionyms=
|family=Juncaceae
|distribution=B.C.;Alaska;Calif.;Oreg.;Wash.;Pacific Islands
|reference=None
|publication title=Syn. Luzul.
|publication year=1823
|special status=
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|genus=Juncus
|subgenus=Juncus subg. Graminifolii
|species=Juncus falcatus
|auricle presence=absent
|auricle prominence=rudimentary
|basal leaf quantity=2;4
|blade length=4cm;15cm
|blade prominence or shape=flat
|blade width=1.5mm;3mm
|capsule architecture or structure in adjective form=3-locular
|capsule coloration=brown
|capsule height or length or size=shorter
|capsule shape=obovoid
|capsule some measurement=3mm;5mm
|cauline leaf quantity=1;3
|culm orientation=erect
|culm shape=compressed
|flower quantity=2;15
|inflorescences glomerule architecture=aggregate;open
|inflorescences glomerule atypical quantity=1;2
|inflorescences glomerule quantity=2;5
|inner series height or length or size=shorter
|margin relief=papillate
|margin texture=scarious
|seed shape=not tailed;ovoid;pyriform
|seed some measurement=0.7
|tepal coloration=brown
|tepal shape=ovatelanceolate
|tepal some measurement=4.5mm;6mm
|whole_organism architecture=rhizomatous
|whole_organism duration=perennial
|whole_organism growth form=herb
|whole_organism some measurement=0.5dm;3dm
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