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Coville's Rush

Juncus covillei Piper

Description

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Herbs, perennial, strongly rhizomatous, 0.5--2.5 dm. Culms erect, slightly flattened. Leaves: basal 2--5, cauline 2--4; auricles absent or, if present, 0.5--1.5 mm, apex acute; blade flat, 5--15 cm x 2--3 mm. Inflorescences glomerules, 1--6, each with 3--7 flowers, open to aggregate, 2--6 cm; primary bract or distal leaves usually exceeding inflorescences. Flowers: tepals usually brown, ovate-oblong, 3--4 mm, margins scarious; inner series slightly shorter, minutely papillate; stamens 6, filaments 0.8--1.4 mm, anthers 0.8--1.4 mm; style 1 mm. Capsules 3-locular, narrowly ovoid, 4--5 mm. Seeds narrowly ovoid, 0.3 mm, not tailed.
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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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Synonym

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Juncus falcatus E. Meyer var. paniculatus Engelmann, Trans. Acad. Sci. St. Louis 2: 495. 1868, not J. paniculatus Hoppe ex Mertens & W. D. J. Koch 1826
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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 covillei

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Juncus covillei is a species of rush known by the common name Coville's rush native to North America.

Distribution

It is native to western North America from British Columbia to Idaho to California, where it grows in moist habitat, often in forested areas.

Description

This is a perennial herb forming clumps of erect stems up to about 25 centimeters tall from a thick rhizome. The inflorescence is made up of several clusters of brown or green flowers.

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Juncus covillei: Brief Summary

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Juncus covillei is a species of rush known by the common name Coville's rush native to North America.

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