View source for Juncus acutus subsp. leopoldii

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|accepted_name=Juncus acutus subsp. leopoldii
|accepted_authority=(Parlatore) Snogerup
|publications={{Treatment/Publication
|title=Bot. Not.
|place=131: 187. 1978
|year=1978
}}
|common_names=Sharp rush
|special_status={{Treatment/ID/Special_status
|code=F
|label=Illustrated
}}
|basionyms={{Treatment/ID/Basionym
|name=Juncus leopoldii
|authority=Linnaeus
|rank=species
|publication_title=Giorn. Bot. Ital.
|publication_place=2: 324. 1845
}}
|synonyms={{Treatment/ID/Synonym
|name=Juncus acutus var. sphaerocarpus
|authority=Engelmann
|rank=variety
}} {{Treatment/ID/Synonym
|name=Juncus acutus var. sphaerocarpus
|authority=Engelmann forma xanthosus Jepson
|rank=variety
}} {{Treatment/ID/Synonym
|name=Juncus robustus
|authority=S. Watson
|rank=species
}}
|hierarchy=Juncaceae;Juncus;Juncus subg. Juncus;Juncus acutus;Juncus acutus subsp. leopoldii
|hierarchy_nav=<div class="higher-taxa"><div class="higher-taxon"><small>family</small>[[Juncaceae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>genus</small>[[Juncus]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>subgenus</small>[[Juncus subg. Juncus]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>species</small>[[Juncus acutus]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>subspecies</small>[[Juncus acutus subsp. leopoldii]]</div></div>
|volume=Volume 22
|mention_page=
|treatment_page=
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--><span class="statement" id="st-undefined" data-properties=""><b>Herbs,</b> perennial, robust, tufted, often forming clumps to 1 m diam., 6–12 dm. <b>Culms</b> 3–4 mm diam. <b>Cataphylls</b> 1–2. <b>Leaves</b> basal, 2–4; sheaths brownish, inflated; auricles absent or prolonged 1–3 mm, cartilaginous; blade terete, 30–100 dcm × 2–3 mm. <b>Inflorescences</b> sympodial or appearing lateral, glomerules numerous, each with 2–5 flowers, branches unequal, 5–20 cm; primary bract inflated, usually shorter than inflorescence. <b>Flowers</b>: tepals straw-colored, brown-tipped, 2–4 mm; outer tepals widely lanceolate, margins scarious, apex obtuse to acutish; inner tepals rounded, shorter; stamens 6, filaments 0.2–0.4 mm, anthers 1.2–1.8 mm; style 1–1.2 mm. <b>Capsules</b> yellow-brown, pseudo-3-locular, nearly globose, 3.5–5 × 2.4–3.3 mm, obviously exceeding perianth, mucronate. <b>Seeds</b> brownish, obliquely obovoid, body 0.6–0.7 mm, tails 0.2–0.3 mm.</span><!--

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|phenology=Flowering and fruiting late spring–summer.
|habitat=Moist saline habitats and alkaline seeps
|elevation=below 300 m
|distribution=Ariz.;Calif.;Nev.;Mexico (Baja California);South America;South Africa;Atlantic Islands.
|tables=
|references=
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-->{{#Taxon:
name=Juncus acutus subsp. leopoldii
|authority=(Parlatore) Snogerup
|rank=subspecies
|parent rank=species
|synonyms=Juncus acutus var. sphaerocarpus;Juncus acutus var. sphaerocarpus;Juncus robustus
|basionyms=Juncus leopoldii
|family=Juncaceae
|phenology=Flowering and fruiting late spring–summer.
|habitat=Moist saline habitats and alkaline seeps
|elevation=below 300 m
|distribution=Ariz.;Calif.;Nev.;Mexico (Baja California);South America;South Africa;Atlantic Islands.
|reference=None
|publication title=Bot. Not.
|publication year=1978
|special status=Illustrated
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|genus=Juncus
|subgenus=Juncus subg. Juncus
|species=Juncus acutus
|subspecies=Juncus acutus subsp. leopoldii
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