General:
Perennial herb from long, creeping rhizomes or stolons; stems erect, 10-35 cm tall.
Leaves:
Located on the lower parts of the stem, flat, lacking cross-walls.
Flowers:
Inflorescence of 1 to 3, dark, long-stalked, terminal heads of 3 to 10 flowers; perianth segments chestnut-brown, 3.5-6.5 mm long, egg-shaped, the outer segments equal to the inner ones or slightly longer, pointed, the inner segments blunt; stamens 6; anthers 1-1.5 mm long, shorter than the filaments; lowest bracts leaflike, about as long as the inflorescence, the upper bracts awnlike and shorter than the flowers.
Fruits:
Capsules, pointed, 1.5 times longer than the perianth segments, dark chestnut brown; seeds spindle-shaped, about 0.9 mm long, with tail-like appendages at each end.
Notes:
Two subspecies have been recognized in W North America. Juncus castaneus ssp. leucochlamys has not been reported from BC, but can be expected near the YT border:
1. Heads 1 to 3, dark, unstalked or short-stalked; lowest bract short................... ssp. Castaneus
1. Heads several, pale, long-stalked; lowest bract long................... ssp. leucochlamys (Zing. ex Krecz.) Hult.
Flower Colour:
Brown
Blooming Period:
Summer
Fruit/Seed characteristics:
Colour: Brown
Present over the Summer
Source: The USDA
Site Information |
Value / Class |
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Avg |
Min |
Max |
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Elevation
(metres) |
1591 | 820 | 1951 |
Slope
Gradient (%) |
4 | 0 | 15 |
Aspect (degrees) |
2 | 65 | 360 |
Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
6 | 2 | 8 |
Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
D | ||
#
of field plots species was recorded in: |
14 | ||
Modal
BEC Zone Class |
BAFA | ||
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
BAFA(10), ESSF(1), IDF(1), PP(1), SWB(1) | ||
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
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