Toad Rush

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Juncus bufonius

Small annual sedge. Can be weedy and may include native and exotic forms. Single flowers all the way up the fine stem.

Details
Flora Type
Sedges, rushes
Distinctive Features

Annual. Damp places, especially disturbed areas. Often abundant in wet areas.

Native Status
Native
Flowering Time

Oct-Jan

Taxonomy
Phylum
Tracheophyta (Vascular Plants)
Class
Magnoliopsida (Flowering Plants)
Order
Poales
Family
Juncaceae
Genus
Juncus
Species
bufonius

Source: Atlas of Living Australia

The seed of some Juncus species was possibly eaten as a food source by Aboriginal people, and the stems were used as fibre for string and basket-making, by Aboriginal people.

Interesting Facts
Similar Species

Very variable in size and habitat.

Native Status
Native