Broom Rush

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Juncus sarophorus

Tufted rush with horizontal rhizomes forming dense clumps. Small tight reddish to reddish-brown leaves to 30 cm. Dull green or bluish-green wiry dull stems to 180 cm with fewer (20-50) coarser ridges. Flowers in dense fan-shaped clusters.

Details
Flora Type
Sedges, rushes
Distinctive Features

Cobwebby spongy pith inside stems, interrupted by with air spaces. Flowering stems may be drooping.
Biology

Perennial. Wet inundated environments and disturbed places.
Native Status
Native
Flowering Time

Nov-Feb
Taxonomy
Phylum
Tracheophyta (Vascular Plants)
Class
Magnoliopsida (Flowering Plants)
Order
Poales
Family
Juncaceae
Genus
Juncus
Species
sarophorus

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
Native Status
Native