. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions, from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia, and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102d meridian. Botany; Botany. 40. Juncus scirpoides Lam. Scirpus-like Rush. Fig. 1205. Juncus scirpoides Lam. Encycl. Meth. Bot. 3: 267. 1789. Stems 8-3° high, erect, terete, in clusters from short, horizontal rootstocks. Stem leaves 1-3; blades terete, 1" thick or less, usually less than 4' long, the septa perfect;, basal leaves similar, but with longer blades; inflorescence strict or
. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions, from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia, and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102d meridian. Botany; Botany. 40. Juncus scirpoides Lam. Scirpus-like Rush. Fig. 1205. Juncus scirpoides Lam. Encycl. Meth. Bot. 3: 267. 1789. Stems 8-3° high, erect, terete, in clusters from short, horizontal rootstocks. Stem leaves 1-3; blades terete, 1" thick or less, usually less than 4' long, the septa perfect;, basal leaves similar, but with longer blades; inflorescence strict or slightly spreading, some- times 6' in length; heads 2-30, either simple, globose, 3"-4" in diameter in flower, and 4"-si" in fruit, or lobed, and of slightly greater diameter; perianth ii"- ii" long, its parts subulate, the inner somewhat shorter; stamens equalling the inner perianth-parts; capsule sub- ulate, i-celled, its long beak exceeding the perianth; seed oblong, abruptly apiculate at either end, J"-i" long, reticulate in 14-20 longitudinal rows, the areolae smooth. New York to Florida, Missouri and Texas. Juncus megacephalus M. A. Curtis, doubtfully admitted into our first edition from Virginia, is not definitely known to grow north of North 41. Juncus brachycephalus (Engelm.) Buch. Small-headed Rush. Fig. 1206. Juncus brachycephalus Buch. in Engler, Bot. Jahrb. 12: 268. 1890. Juncus canadensis var. brachycephalus Engelm. Trans. St. Louis Acad. 2: 474. 1868. Stems i°-aj° high, tufted from a branching root- stock, erect or occasionally reclining and rooting at the nodes, 2-4-leaved; leaves all with well developed blades, the lower commonly 4'-8' long; inflorescence commonly 2F-6' high, with spreading branches, its lowest bract foliose; heads top-shaped, 2-5-flowered; perianth i"-li" long, its parts green, or reddish brown above, with hyaline margins, lanceolate, obtuse or sometimes acute, the outer shorter
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