Aquatic and Wetland Vascular Plants of the Northern Great Plains
61. Juncaceae, the Rush Family
1. Juncus L. -- Rush16. Juncus tenuis Willd. -- Path rush
Quite similar to J. dudleyi and J. interior which are sometimes treated as variants of this species, differing chiefly as follows: Foliage dull to bright green and soft-textured; leaf sheaths with broad membranous margins which are prolonged as flaplike auricles 1-5 mm long. Inflorescence variable, from densely flowered and congested to open with sparsely flowered, often secund branches; bracteoles acute to acuminate. Jun--Aug. Moist to dry habitats, often where disturbed or where soil is compacted; uncommon and scattered in MT, SD, WY and NE; (se Can. to AK, s throughout most of the U.S., Mex., C. and S.Amer.; also Europe, n Africa, Australia, New Zealand and Japan).
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