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Lopsided Rush

Juncus secundus Beauv. ex Poir.

Description

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Herbs, short-lived perennial, cespitose, 1.5--7 dm. Culms 1--30. Leaves basal, (1--)2--3; auricles 0.2--0.4(--0.6) mm, scarious; blade flat, 10--30 cm x 0.5--1 mm, margins entire. Inflorescences 5--15(--30)-flowered, usually somewhat loose, 1--5 cm; primary bract usually shorter than inflorescence. Flowers: chiefly along inner side of branches; bracteoles 2; tepals greenish, lanceolate, 3.3--4.4 mm; outer and inner series equal, apex acuminate; stamens 6, filaments 0.5--0.9 mm, anthers 0.4--0.8 mm; style 0.1--0.2 mm. Capsules tan or light brown, 3-locular, ellipsoid, (3.3--)3.8--4.7 mm, nearly equal to tepals. Seeds tan, ellipsoid to lunate, 0.5--0.6(--0.7) mm, not tailed. 2n = ca. 80.
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Missouri Botanical Garden, 4344 Shaw Boulevard, St. Louis, MO, 63110 USA
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Flora of North America Vol. 22 in eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden. Accessed Nov 12, 2008.
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Habitat & Distribution

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Flowering and fruiting spring. Exposed sites, usually with well-drained sandy soil, often associated with shallow bedrock; N.S., Ont.; Ala., Ark., Conn., Del., Ga., Ill., Ind., Ky., La., Maine, Md., Mass., Mo., N.H., N.J., N.Y., N.C., Ohio, Okla., Pa., R.I., Tenn., Vt., Va., W.Va.
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Missouri Botanical Garden, 4344 Shaw Boulevard, St. Louis, MO, 63110 USA
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Flora of North America Vol. 22 in eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden. Accessed Nov 12, 2008.
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Juncus secundus

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Juncus secundus, the lopsided rush, one-sided rush, or second rush, is a species of flowering plant in the family Juncaceae, native to eastern North America and introduced to Primorsky Krai in Russia.[1][2] It is typically found in serpentine, granite, and other barrens.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Juncus secundus P.Beauv. ex Poir". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Juncus secundus P. Beauv. ex Poir. lopsided rush". PLANTS Profile. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  3. ^ Pennell, Francis W. (1912). "Further Notes on the Flora of the Conowingo or Serpentine Barrens of Southeastern Pennsylvania". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 64: 520–539. JSTOR 4063481.
  4. ^ Chester, Edward W. (2009). A Fifth Checklist of Tennessee Vascular Plants. ISBN 9781889878263.
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Juncus secundus: Brief Summary

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Juncus secundus, the lopsided rush, one-sided rush, or second rush, is a species of flowering plant in the family Juncaceae, native to eastern North America and introduced to Primorsky Krai in Russia. It is typically found in serpentine, granite, and other barrens.

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