Slender Joint-leaf Rush

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Juncus fockei

Tufted rush to 50 cm, with or without an underground rhizome.

Details
Flora Type
Sedges, rushes
Distinctive Features

Hollow leaves. Stems compress slightly when dented.
Biology

Perennial. Riparian situations, swamps and drains. Also NZ.
Native Status
Native
Flowering Time

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

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

Similar to J. holoschoenus but has bigger and longer plant parts.
Native Status
Native